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http://dx.doi.org/10.5781/KWJS.2011.29.1.065

Microstructural Characteristics of 800 MPa Grade High Strength Steel Weld Metals  

Lee, Jae-Hee (Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University)
Kim, Sang-Hoon (Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University)
Yoon, Byung-Hyun (Welding Research Center, RIST)
Kim, Hwan-Tae (ReSEAT Program, KISTI)
Kil, Sang-Cheol (ReSEAT Program, KISTI)
Lee, Chang-Hee (Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University)
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Journal of Welding and Joining / v.29, no.1, 2011 , pp. 65-73 More about this Journal
Abstract
Microstructural characteristics of two high strength (600 MPa & 800 MPa) weld metals produced by flux-cored arc welding process (FCAW) were evaluated. The 600 MPa grade weld metal was consisted of 75% acicular ferrite and 25% ferrite which was formed at relatively high temperature (grain boundary ferrite, widmanstatten ferrite, polygonal ferrite). However, the 800 MPa grade weld metal was composed of about 85% acicular ferrite and 15% low temperature forming phases (bainite, martensite). The prior austenite grain size of 800 MPa grade weld metal was decreased by solute drag force. The compositions and sizes of inclusions which are the dominant factors for the formation of acicular ferrite were analyzed by a transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In both 600 MPa and 800MPa grade weld metals, the inclusions were mainly consisted of Ti-oxide and Mn-oxide, and the average size of inclusions was $0.7{\mu}m$. The 800 MPa grade weld metal exhibited higher tensile strength and similar toughness compared with the 600 MPa grade weld metal. This result is mainly due to a higher fraction of low temperature products and a lower fraction of grain boundary ferrite in the 800 MPa grade weld metal.
Keywords
High strength weld metal; Acicular ferrite; Lath size; Inclusions;
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