One possible option for increasing the fatigue strength of welded joints is the use of so-called low transformation temperature (LTT) alloys. The aim is to introduce residual compressive stresses into the weld to counteract crack initiation and propagation. Until now, there has been no application of an LTT effect to high-performance welding processes such as the laser beam submerged arc hybrid welding process (LUPuS hybrid). First, the LUPuS hybrid single-wire process was further developed into the LUPuS tandem hybrid process. This makes it possible to equip the two submerged arc welding torches with different commercially available filler wires. The aim of the work is to further develop the LUPuS tandem hybrid welding process to enable the use of the LTT effect. The in situ alloying process for obtaining the LTT effect from commercially available material combinations was extended to the two-wire process. The alloy obtained was investigated by means of energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy and hardness measurements and the influence on residual stresses was determined by the borehole method supported by electronic speckle pattern interferometry.
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