Metallurgical Evaluation of cracking observed in a commercial gas turbine HPT case port weld

Monday, October 20, 2025: 2:20 PM
Ms. Shalini Thimmegowda , GE India Industrial Pvt Ltd, BANGALORE, Karnataka, India
Mr. Karthik Padmashali , GE India Industrial Pvt Ltd, BANGALORE, India
The presentation will cover the metallurgical evaluation of an HPT case port weld crack from initial discovery at the shop by FPI, fractography to identify the fracture more, and metallographic mounts that evaluated the microstructure and weld geometry, with the offset found to be a major contributor.