Table 6 Residual stress of the weldments.

From: Mechanical properties and residual stresses in multi pass AISI 304 to AISI 1018 steel welds by SMAW and GTAW

Residual stress (MPa)

Distance (mm)

−50

−25

0

25

50

SMAW

45

−196

284

−225

98

SMAW PWHT

15

−50

147

−9

−3

GTAW

25

−48

224

−99

8

GTAW PWHT

10

−10

110

−20

0