Journal of Welding and Joining

The Korean Welding and Joining Society (대한용접접합학회)
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Effect of Restraint Stress on the Precipitation Behavior and Thermal Fatigue Properties of Simulated Weld Heat Affected Zone in Ferritic Stainless Steel

페라이트계 스테인리스강 재현 용접 열 영향부의 석출거동 및 열피로 특성에 미치는 구속응력의 영향

  • Han, Kyutae (POSCO Steel solution marketing department, Product application center, Welding and joining research group) ;
  • Kang, Yongjoon (Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lee, Sangchul (POSCO Steel solution marketing department, Product application center, Welding and joining research group) ;
  • Hong, Seunggab (POSCO Steel solution marketing department, Product application center, Welding and joining research group) ;
  • Jeong, Hongchul (POSCO Steel solution marketing department, Product application center, Welding and joining research group) ;
  • Lee, Changhee (Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University)
  • 한규태 (POSCO 철강솔루션마케팅실 PAC 접합연구그룹) ;
  • 강용준 (한양대학교 신소재공학부) ;
  • 이상철 (POSCO 철강솔루션마케팅실 PAC 접합연구그룹) ;
  • 홍승갑 (POSCO 철강솔루션마케팅실 PAC 접합연구그룹) ;
  • 정홍철 (POSCO 철강솔루션마케팅실 PAC 접합연구그룹) ;
  • 이창희 (한양대학교 신소재공학부)
  • Received : 2015.11.04
  • Accepted : 2015.12.07
  • Published : 2015.12.30
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Abstract

Thermal fatigue life of the automobile exhaust manifold is directly affected by the restraint force according to the structure of exhaust system and bead shape of the welded joints. In the present study, the microstructural changes and precipitation behavior during thermal fatigue cycle of the 18wt% Cr ferritic stainless steel weld heat affected zone (HAZ) considering restraint stress were investigated. The simulation of weld HAZ and thermal fatigue test were carried out using a metal thermal cycle simulator under complete constraint force in the static jig. The change of the restraint stress on the weld HAZ was simulated by changing the shape of notch in the specimen considering the stress concentration factor. Thermal fatigue properties of the weld HAZ were deteriorated during cyclic heating and cooling in the temperature range of $200^{\circ}C$ to $900^{\circ}C$ due to the decrease of Nb content in solid solution and coarsening of MX type precipitates, laves phase, $M_6C$ with coarsening of grain and softening of the matrix. As the restraint stress on the specimen increased, the thermal fatigue life was decreased by dynamic precipitation and rapid coarsening of the precipitates.

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