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Welding: Principles and Applications (MindTap Course List)
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b) An I-beam made of 4140 steel is heat treated to form tempered martensite. It is then welded to a 4140 steel plate and cooled rapidly back to room temperature. During use, the I-beam and the plate experience an impact load, but it is the weld which breaks. What happened?

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