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Journal of Minerals Materials Characterization Engineering, Vol. 9, No.6, pp.547-557, 2010 Printed in the USA. All rights reserved Annealing Heat Treatment Effects on Steel Welds *A.V. Adedayo1,2, S.A. Ibitoye2 and O.A. Oyetoyan3 1Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Nigeria 2 Materials Science and Engineering Department, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria 3Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Nigerian Naval Engineering School, Sapele, Nigeria *Corresponding author: adelekeadedayo58@ ABSTRACT This paper reports investigations made on the annealing heat treatment effects on steel welds. The properties of the weld investigated were hardness value and toughness. Micro examination of the samples was also done with optical microscopy. Four (4) different grades of steel rods (10mm) in diameter were obtained. The range of the carbon contents of the steel rods was from 0.16 wt pct C to 0.33 wt pct C. From each grade of the steel materials, grooved specimen of about 150mm were prepared. The groves were then filled to create welds using arc welding. The resulting welds were then subjected to annealing heat treatment. The hardness values and toughness of the welds were determined. The microstructural analyses of the welds were carried out as well. The results show that hardness and toughness were dependent on the carbon content. There was also significant microstructural modification due to heat treatment. Keywords: Welding, Annealing, Heat treatment, Hardness, Toughness, Microstructure 1. INTRODUCTION In equipment manufacturing, there are occasions that the steel welds need to be heat treated after welding. This is because that steel weld metallurgy differs significantly from the base metal metallurgy in several respects: heating and cooling rates of a weld are much faster than those of a steel base metal during its manufacturing process. The