Hot workability characteristics of Rene88DT superalloy with directionally solidified microstructure

The hot deformation characteristics of Rene88DT superalloy with directionally solidified micro- structure produced by electroslag remelting continuous directionally solidification （ESR-CDS） were studied in the temperature range of 1,040-1,140 ℃ and strain rate range of 0.001-1.000 s-1 by hot compression tests. Flow curves for Rene88DT alloy with initial directionally solidified （DS） microstructure exhibit pronounced peak stresses at the early stage of deformation followed by the occurrence of dynamic softening phenomenon. Rene88DT alloy with DS micro- structure shows higher flow peak stresses compared with HIPed P/M superalloy FGH4096, but the disparities in peak stresses between ESR-CDSed Rene88DT and HIPed P/M superalloy FGH4096 reduce as temperature increases. The improvement of hot workability of DS alloy with columnar grains avoiding the maximum shear stress comes true. A hot deformation constitutive equation as a function of strain that describes the dependence of flow stress on strain rate and temperature is established. Hot deformation apparent acti- vation energy （Q） varies not only with the strain rate and temperature but also with strain. The strain rate sensitivity exponent （m） map is established at the strain of 0.8, which reveals that global dynamic recrystallization （DRX） shows a relatively high m value in a large strain compression. Optimum parameters are predicted in two regions： T = 1,100-1,130 ℃, ε = 0.100-1.000 s-1 and T = 1,080- 1,100 ℃, ε = 0.010-100 s-1, which is based on pro- cessing maps and deformation microstructure observations.

Effects of Alloy Element and Microstructure on Corrosion Resistant Property of Deposited Metals of Weathering Steel

Alloy element and microstructure are key factors that dominate mechanical and corrosion resistant properties of weathering steel. The effect of Mo on microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistant property of depos ited metal was investigated. Experimental results show that with the increase of Mo content in deposited metals, the phase transformation temperature decreases, and the ferrite zone in CCT diagram moves rightward, resulting in en larged bainite zone and reduced ferrite and pearlite zone. The addition of 0.24 mass% Mo in deposited metal results in the increase of tensile strength, more M-A constituent and less high angle grain which reduce the low temperature toughness. It is found that Mo can raise the weathering resistance of deposited metal in industrial atmosphere. Analy sis indicates that Mo may enrich in the inner rust layer, produce MoO3, enhance the formation of compact rust film and impede the anode dissolution reaction. Granular bainite in deposited metals displays better corrosion resistance than acicular ferrite during the initial corrosion stage, but its long-term influence on the corrosion resistance is limited.

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of GMAW Weld Metal of 890MPa Class Steel

The relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of gas metal arc weld metal with strength over 890 MPa is discussed. The microstructure of the weld metals is characterized with OM, SEM, TEM and EBSD. The microstructure of the weld metals is mainly composed of martensite and bainite. Experimental results show that the microstructure with predominant fine lath bainite possesses good toughness of 77 .l, while its yield strength is less than 800 MPa. The microstructure of coarse lath martensite and bainite has the lowest toughness of 43 J and its yield strength is 820 MPa. The mixed microstructure with fine martensite, bainite and retained austenite films bears good combination of toughness and yield strength （62 J and 880 MPa, respectively）. It is concluded that fine effective grain size and ductile phase of austenite films are two main factors to achieve good mechanical properties.

Corrosion Behavior of Welded Joints for Cargo Oil Tanks of Crude Oil Carrier

E32 grade corrosion resistant steel was welded with welding wires with three different S contents. The mi crostructure, mechanical properties, inclusions, and corrosion behavior of welded joint were investigated. The joint coupon corrosion test and potentiodynamic polarization test were carried out under the simulated corrosion environ- ment of the inner bottom plates of cargo oil tanks. The pitting initiation and propagation mechanism of the weld metal were studied by scanning electron microscopy and infinite focus. The results indicated that the microstructures of three kinds of weld metals are all composed of acicular ferrite, ferrite side-plate and proeutectoid ferrite. The micro- structure of heat affected zone is composed predominantly of bainite. Joint welded with low S filler wire has good me- chanical properties. S can decrease free corrosion potential and increase the corrosion tendency. The pitting initiation is oxide inclusion or sulfide oxide inclusion complex. S can induce the formation of occluded area and promote the corrosion propagation. The chemical compositions of weld metal is similar to base metal, which can limit the galvanic corrosion between weld metal and base metal, and avoid formation of corrosion step.

Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of laser-welded joints of medium manganese steel

The cold-rolled 5% medium Mn steel was butt-welded using a fiber laser.The microstructure,distribution of microhardness,and tensile properties of the base metal(BM)and welded joint were investigated.The results showed that the fusion zone of the welded joint had the highest microhardness due to the formatio n of 100%marten site.A finely mixed microstructure of martensite,ferrite,and austenite was formed in the heat-affected zone,and there was no softened zone in this area.The tensile test results indicated that the ultimate tensile sirength and yield strength were higher for the joint than for BM.The joint efficiency was approximately 100%.All samples of the welded joirn failed at the location of BM during tensile deformation.The fracture surfaces of the BM and welded joint were mainly ductile fractures.The BM and welded joint exhibited strain rate independence of the tensile strength and yield strength at strain rates of 0.01-1 s_1,while the yield strength of the BM and welded joint increased rapidly when the strain rate reached 5 s_1 due to changes in the dislocation moveme nt mechanisms.The uniform elongation of the BM and welded joint decreased with in creasing strain rate.

Influence of Ti on Weld Microstructure and Mechanical Properties in Large Heat Input Welding of High Strength Low Alloy Steels

The influence of Ti on weld microstructure and mechanical properties in large heat input welding of high strength low alloy steels is investigated. The results indicate that a moderate amount of Ti is still effective for grain refinement even under larger heat input and a large amount of acicular ferrite （AF） is formed in the weld metal when Ti content is within 0. 028%--0. 038%. With increasing Ti content, proeutectoid ferrite in the weld metal decreases, whereas bainite and M-A constituent increase. The type of inclusion in the welds varies from Mn-Si-AI-O to Ti-Mn- A1-O and finally to Ti-A1-O as Ti content increases from 0 up to 0. 064%. As for adding 0. 028%--0. 038% Ti, high weld toughness could be attained since most inclusions less than 2 tim which contain Ti20s provide the effective nu- clei for aeicular ferrite formation. However, the toughness of the weld metals severely reduces when Ti content is over the optimum ranRe of 0. 028%--0. 038%.

Microstructure and mechanical properties of weld metal in laser and gas metal arc hybrid welding of 440-MPa-grade high-strength steel

Fiber laser and gas metal arc hybrid welding of 440-MPa-grade high-strength marine steel was carried out at different welding speeds.The influence of welding speed on the micro structure and mechanical properties of weld metal was investigated.The weld-metal microstructure mainly consisted of pre-eutectoid ferrite,side-plate ferrite,acicular ferrite and lath bainite at a low welding speed.With the increase in welding speed,acicular ferrite and lath bainite were the dominant weld-metal microstructures.All samples failed at the base metal during tensile tests,which indicates that there is no soft zone in the hybrid welds.The welding speed had a significant effect on the impact toughness of the weld metal.The impact absorbed energy of the weld metal increased from 35 to 105 J with the increase in welding speed from 0.8 to 2.0 m/min.Large amounts of acicular ferrite and lath bainite were formed in the weld metal at a high welding speed,which resulted in an excellent impact toughness.

Influence of carbon content on microstructure and mechanical properties of 1000 MPa deposited metal by gas metal arc welding

The effects of carbon content (0.078-0.100 wt.%) on the microstructure and properties of 1000 MPa grade deposited metal produced by gas metal arc welding have been investigated. Experimental results show that the microstructure of the deposited metal was mainly composed of martensite, bainite and retained austenite. With increasing carbon content, the proportion of martensite increased, and the amount of bainite was reduced. High carbon content is beneficial to strength, but harmful to impact toughness, and thus, carbon reductions lead to the increase in impact toughness. When the carbon content was 0.100 wt.%, the lowest Charpy absorbed energy of 47 J at — 40℃ for the deposited metal was achieved, the highest yield strength of 1038 MPa was attained, and the yield-to-tensile ratio was more than 0.88, while the highest Charpy absorbed energy of 55.7 J at — 40℃ and the lowest yield strength of 915 MPa were obtained when the deposited metal contains 0.078 wt.% C, and the yield-to-tensile ratio was less than 0.85. It is concluded that bainite fraction and fine effective grain size were the dominant factors to achieve good comprehensive mechanical properties (the required strength and an acceptable toughness) of deposited metals with various carbon contents.

Phase Transformation and Its Effect on Mechanical Properties of C300 Weld Metal after Aging Treatment at Different Temperatures

The influence of aging temperature on phase transformation and mechanical properties of weld metal of maraging steel （grade C300） was studied. Microstructure was analyzed by means of optical microscopy, transmission e leetron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectrum analysis. Gibbs free energy of Nia Ti and Fez Mo at different temperature was calculated by Thermal-calc software. The microstructure of weld metal in as- welded state is martensite. The yield strength of weld metal after 430 ℃ aging process may increase to 1561 MPa from 890 MPa in as-welded state, which is ascribed to the formation of spinodal constitute and GP zones. After 480 ℃ aging process, there are great deal of NiaTi precipitates in the martensite matrix and 10% reverted austenite phase in the cellular grain boundary, and the yield strength increases to 1 801 MPa. After aging process at 580 ℃ , there are many Fe2 Mo precipitates in the martensite matrix and 30%o reverted austenite phase in the cellular grain boundary, and the yield strength is 1329 MPa, which ls the lowest among the three cases. The phase transformation may also influence the toughness. It is found that precipitates make the toughness decrease and reverted austenite increases it. The mechanism of phase transformation on strength and toughness is discussed.