Cryogenic impact toughness of duplex stainless steel welded joints with electromagnetic interaction of low intensity
摘要
Duplex stainless steel (DSS) plates, 6.35 mm thick, were gas metal arc welded (GMAW) with a heat input of ~ 1.4 kJ/mm under electromagnetic interaction of low intensity (EMILI) applying electromagnetic fields of 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 mT. The macrostructural analysis showed that EMILI promotes a ~ 40% reduction in the size of the high temperature heat affected zone (HTHAZ) and an increase of γ-phase content in the weld zone up to 16%. The changes in the microstructure of the welds led to increases on impact toughness at -40 °C up to ~ 45% as compared to plain welds. The best results were obtained with EMILI applying 3 mT, with values of 30 and 45 J for the root and face of the weld metal (WM), respectively, and 85 in the HTHAZ in comparison with values of 20, 38, and 62 J at the same zones, respectively, without EMILI.
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