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Study on microstructure and mechanical characteristics of low-carbon steel and ferritic stainless steel joints

Sarkari Khorrami, M ; Sharif University of Technology

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2014.04.065
  3. Abstract:
  4. In this work, examinations on the microstructure and mechanical properties of plain carbon steel and AISI 430 ferritic stainless steel dissimilar welds are carried out. Welding is conducted in both autogenous and using ER309L austenitic filler rod conditions through gas tungsten arc welding process. The results indicate that fully-ferritic and duplex ferritic-martensitic microstructures are formed for autogenous and filler-added welds, respectively. Carbide precipitation and formation of martensite at ferrite grain boundaries (intergranular martensite) as well as grain growth occur in the heat affected zone (HAZ) of AISI 430 steel. It is found that weld heat input can strongly affect grain growth phenomenon along with the amount and the composition of carbides and intergranular martensite. Acquired mechanical characteristics of weld in the case of using filler metal are significantly higher than those of autogenous one. Accordingly, ultimate tensile strength (UTS), hardness, and absorbed energy during tensile test of weld metal are increased from 662MPa to 910MPa, 140Hv to 385Hv, and 53.6Jm-3 to 79Jm-3, respectively by filler metal addition. From fracture surfaces, predominantly ductile fracture is observed in the specimen welded with filler metal while mainly cleavage fracture occurs in the autogenous weld metal
  5. Keywords:
  6. Mechanical properties ; Microstructure ; Brittle fracture ; Carbides ; Ductile fracture ; Ferrite ; Ferritic steel ; Filler metals ; Fillers ; Gas metal arc welding ; Grain boundaries ; Grain growth ; Heat affected zone ; Martensite ; Martensitic steel ; Tensile strength ; Tensile testing ; Textures ; Welding ; AISI 430 ferritic stainless steels ; Dissimilar weld ; Ferritic stainless steel ; Gas tungsten arc welding ; Gas tungsten arc welding process ; Mechanical characteristics ; Microstructure and mechanical properties ; Ultimate tensile strength
  7. Source: Materials Science and Engineering A ; Vol. 608, issue , 2014 , pp. 35-45 ; ISSN: 09215093
  8. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921509314005280