Microstructure and properties of laser-arc hybrid welding of high-strength low-alloy steel

Laser-arc hybrid welding has the characteristics of optimal surface formation and greater penetration;it is extensively used in the welding of plates of medium thickness.However, for hybrid welding of lasers, the welding seam cooling rate is rapid;thus, the welding seam has a higher tendency to significantly harden, which has a negative impact on the weld quality of the high-strength low-alloy(HSLA) steel plates of medium thickness.In this study, laser-arc hybrid welding is performed on the BG890 QL HSLA steel produced by Baoshan Iron & Steel Co.,Ltd.,and the quenching tendency of the welded structure is examined.The results demonstrate that the specific growth direction of the columnar crystal structure of the laser-arc hybrid welded joint is obvious.However, at the center and top of the welded seam, there are equiaxed crystals.The impact properties at room temperature and-40 ℃ of the weld area are 58.0 J and 40.0 J,respectively, and those of the heat-affected zone(HAZ) are 147.0 J and 66.5 J,respectively.The impact performance can meet these requirements.Laser-arc hybrid welding of HSLA steel can yield strong and durable welds and the HAZ structure to meet the requirements of engineering applications.

Welding of nickel free high nitrogen stainless steel: Microstructure and mechanical properties

High nitrogen stainless steel(HNS) is a nickel free austenitic stainless steel that is used as a structural component in defence applications for manufacturing battle tanks as a replacement of the existing armour grade steel owing to its low cost, excellent mechanical properties and better corrosion resistance.Conventional fusion welding causes problems like nitrogen desorption, solidification cracking in weld zone, liquation cracking in heat affected zone, nitrogen induced porosity and poor mechanical properties.The above problems can be overcome by proper selection and procedure of joining process. In the present work, an attempt has been made to correlate the microstructural changes with mechanical properties of fusion and solid state welds of high nitrogen steel. Shielded metal arc welding(SMAW), gas tungsten arc welding(GTAW), electron beam welding(EBW) and friction stir welding(FSW) processes were used in the present work. Optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and electron backscatter diffraction were used to characterize microstructural changes. Hardness, tensile and bend tests were performed to evaluate the mechanical properties of welds. The results of the present investigation established that fully austenitic dendritic structure was found in welds of SMAW. Reverted austenite pools in the martensite matrix in weld zone and unmixed zones near the fusion boundary were observed in GTA welds. Discontinuous ferrite network in austenite matrix was observed in electron beam welds.Fine recrystallized austenite grain structure was observed in the nugget zone of friction stir welds.Improved mechanical properties are obtained in friction stir welds when compared to fusion welds. This is attributed to the refined microstructure consisting of equiaxed and homogenous austenite grains.

Numerical simulation of temperature field in laser-arc hybrid welding of wear-resistant steel

Using ABAQUS software and cylindrical ellipsoid and body heat sources with a peak-heat-flux- attenuation function, a finite element model of the temperature field in the laser-arc hybrid welding of 4.5-mm BW300TP wear-resistant steel is proposed. The proposed model considers convection, radiation, molten pool flow, and heat conduction effect on temperature. A comparison of the simulation and actual welding test results confirms the reliability of the model. This welding heat-process model can provide the cooling rate at any position in the heat affected zone （HAZ） and can be used as a reference for the analysis of material properties and for process optimization.

Effect of the cooling rate on the microstructure and mechanical properties of high nitrogen stainless steel weld metals

The microstructure and mechanical properties of high nitrogen steel(HNS) weld metals prepared under air-and water-cooling conditions are investigated, and the effect of the cooling rate on these properties is discussed. The results indicate that an increase in the cooling rate could significantly increase the nitrogen content in HNS weld metals, especially for weld metals with a nitrogen content of 0.85%.Moreover, increasing the cooling rate could result in an increase in the tensile strength of HNS weld metals, which is found to be strongly dependent on the nitrogen content of the HNS sample. For high nitrogen austenitic stainless steel welding wire with lower nitrogen content, increasing the cooling rate could significantly improve its tensile strength, but a higher cooling rate has no influence on weld metals with nitrogen content less than 0.58%. The tensile strength of the joint reached 850 MPa.

Influence of welding parameters on nitrogen content in welding metal of 32Mn-7Cr-1Mo-0.3N austenitic steel

The transfer behavior of nitrogen into the welding metal during gas tungsten arc welding process of 32Mn-7Cr-1Mo-0.3N steel was investigated. The effects of gas tungsten arc welding process variables, such as the volume fraction of nitrogen in shielding gas, arc holding time and arc current on the nitrogen content in the welding metal were also evaluated. The results show that the volume fraction of nitrogen in gas mixture plays a major role in controlling the nitrogen content in the welding metal. It seems that there exhibits a maximum nitrogen content (depending) on the arc current and arc holding time. The optimum volume fraction of nitrogen in shielding gas is 4% or so. The role of gas tungsten arc welding processing parameters in controlling the transfer of nitrogen is further (confirmed) by the experimental results of gas tungsten arc welding process with feeding metal.

Microstructure and pitting corrosion of shielded metal arc welded high nitrogen stainless steel

The present work is aimed at studying the microstructure and pitting corrosion behaviour of shielded metal arc welded high nitrogen steel made of Cromang-N electrode. Basis for selecting this electrode is to increase the solubility of nitrogen in weld metal due to high chromium and manganese content. Microscopic studies were carried out using optical microscopy(OM) and field emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM). Energy back scattered diffraction(EBSD) method was used to determine the phase analysis, grain size and orientation image mapping. Potentio-dynamic polarization testing was carried out to study the pitting corrosion resistance in aerated 3.5% NaCl environment using a GillAC electrochemical system. The investigation results showed that the selected Cr-Mn-N type electrode resulted in a maximum reduction in delta-ferrite and improvement in pitting corrosion resistance of the weld zone was attributed to the coarse austenite grains owing to the reduction in active sites of the austenite/delta ferrite interface and the decrease in galvanic interaction between austenite and delta-ferrite.

Low temperature impact toughness of laser hybrid welded joint of high strength low alloy steel

High strength low alloy steel with 16 mm thickness was welded by using high power laser hybrid welding. Microstrueture was characterized by using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy （ SEM ） , transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and selected area electron diffraction （SAED）. Low temperature impact toughness was estimated by using Charpy V-notch impact samples selected from the upper part and the lower part at the same heterogeneous joint. Results show that the low temperature impact absorbed energies of weld metal are （202,180,165 J） of upper samples and （178,145,160 J） of lower samples, respectively. All of them increase compared to base metal. The embrittlement of HAZ does not occur. Weld metal primarily consists of refined carbide free bainite and a little granular bainite since laser hybrid welding owns the character of low heat input. Retained austenite constituent film ＂locates among the lath structure of bainitie ferrite. Refined bainitic ferrite lath and retained austenite constituent film provide better low temperature impact toughness compared to base metal.

Effect of the heat input on microstructure and properties of submerged arc welded joint of 08Cr19MnNi3Cu2N stainless steel

SAW308L submerged arc welding wire and SJ601A submerged arc welding flux were selected to weld the 12 mm 08Cr19MnNi3Cu2N low nickel and high nitrogen austenitic stainless steel plates with three different welding heat input,and microstructure,tensile properties,microhardness and corrosion properties of the welded joints were studied.The results show that no defects are found in the three groups of welded joints,and the welded joints have better performance.The tensile strength of 08Cr19MnNi3Cu2N stainless steel welded joints with different heat input is slightly lower than that of the base metal,and fracture occurs in the weld zone,and the hardness of the weld zone is lower than that of the base metal.The weld microstructure of stainless steel welded joints with different heat input is composed of austenite+δferrite,and ferrite is uniformly distributed in austenite.With the increase of the welding heat input,the ferrite content in the weld zone decrease gradually,the grain size in the thermal affected zone increase gradually,and the impact toughness reduce.

Hybrid Laser-GMAW Welding of High Strength Quenched-Tempered Steels

High-strength quenched and tempered (HSQT) steels have been widely used in structural applications where light weight is of primary design interest.Gas metal arc welding is a common way to join QT steels.When GMAW is used to join the HSQT steel,multi-pass is usually required to achieve full penetration.In addition,weld crack is often observed because of HSQT steel's high susceptibility to hydrogen embrittlement.In addition,due to the large amount of heat input from the arc,the heat affected zone is often softened.This reduces the ductility and strength of welds and makes the weld weaker than the base metal.In this study,a hybrid laser/GMAW process is proposed to produce butt joint for 6.5mm thick HSQT A514 steel plate.Hydrogen diffusion mechanism is first discusses for GMAW and hybrid laser-GMAW welding processes.Metal transfer mode during the hybrid laser/GMAW welding process is also analyzed.A high speed CCD camera with 4000 frame/second is used to monitor the welding process in real time.Welds obtained by GMAW and hybrid laser/GMAW techniques are compared and tested by static lap shear and dynamic impact.Effects of gap between two metal plates and laser beam/GMAW torch spacing on weld property are studied.By appropriately choosing these two parameters,crack-free butt joints with full penetration can be successfully obtained by the hybrid laser/GMAW welding process for HSQT A514 steel plate.

Effect of heat-input on pitting corrosion behavior of friction stir welded high nitrogen stainless steel

In this study, different welding param eters were selected to investigate the effects of heat-in put on the microstructure and corrosion resistance of the friction stir welded high nitrogen stainless steel joints. The results show ed that, the welding speed had major influence on the duration at elevated tem perature rather than the peak tem perature. The hardness distribution and tensile properties of the nugget zones (NZs) for various joints were very similar while the pitting corrosion behavior of various NZs showed major differences. Large heat-input resulted in the ferrite bands being the pitting location, while tool wear bands were sensitive to pitting corrosion in the low heat-input joints. Cr diffusion and tool wear were the main reasons for pitting. The mechanisms of pitting corrosion in the NZs were analyzed in detail.

高速拉拔ER70S-6焊丝钢生产工艺优化

通过总结分析ER70S-6焊丝钢存在的质量问题,提出了有针对性的优化改进措施,重点对ER70S-6焊丝钢的化学成分范围、气体氮含量、尺寸精度、显微组织等关键指标严格控制,攻关后C、Si、Mn、N含量内控达标率提高,尺寸偏差C级精度得到改善,而且消除了混晶异常组织。用户拉拔使用结果表明,优化后的焊丝钢质量得到进一步的提高,可满足用户拉拔速度28 m/s以上高速拉拔的要求。

390MPa级船用高强钢激光-MAG复合焊接接头组织与力学性能

对8 mm厚390 MPa级船用高强钢进行了激光-MAG电弧复合焊接,研究了焊接接头焊缝形状和组织特征,分析了焊接接头硬度分布、拉伸性能和冲击性能。结果表明,激光-MAG复合焊接焊缝呈“酒杯”状,热影响区宽度较小。焊接速度为0.8 m/min时,焊缝区组织主要为先共析铁素体、侧板条铁素体、针状铁素体和板条贝氏体;焊接速度达到1.2 m/min以上时,先共析铁素体和侧板条铁素体比例显著减小,针状铁素体和板条贝氏体比例增加。焊接接头硬度均高于母材,没有明显软化区。激光-MAG复合焊接接头具有良好的低温冲击韧性;随着焊接速度增大,焊缝区-40℃和-60℃冲击吸收能量显著增加。

实-药芯多丝电弧复合焊中药芯焊丝位置对焊接稳定性的影响

为了实现高强钢的优质高效焊接,提出了一种全新的Q960E高强钢的高效焊接工艺,即实-药芯多丝电弧复合焊工艺,该工艺通过一把集成式三丝焊枪实现两根实心焊丝复合一根药芯焊丝,既可以利用药芯焊丝实现焊接接头力学性能的优化,又可以利用3根焊丝实现高效焊接。其中药芯焊丝可以从两实心焊丝的正前方、正后方及侧面送入,通过对比分析焊接过程、焊道成形得出最佳药芯焊丝作用位置,并对最佳药芯焊丝作用位置下焊接接头的组织和显微硬度展开分析。结果表明:当药芯焊丝从正后方或侧面送入时,其中一根实心焊丝易与熔池接触发生短路过渡,前者会导致焊道宽窄不一,后者会导致焊道明显偏向药芯焊丝送入一侧。当药芯焊丝从正前方送入时,药芯焊丝呈一脉多滴过渡,且两实心焊丝均为一脉一滴过渡,此时焊接过程稳定,焊后焊道成形较好,焊道横截面形貌呈“双峰”状,是最佳的药芯焊丝送入位置。此外,当药芯焊丝从正前方送入时,焊缝区组织主要为细小的针状铁素体,粗晶区组织主要为粗大的板条马氏体和少量粒状贝氏体,细晶区组织主要为细小的马氏体,不完全淬火区组织主要为回火马氏体。此外,热影响区同时出现了软化和硬化现象,近不完全淬火区的母材硬度最低,仅为296 HV,完全淬火区硬度最高,达到396 HV,母材和焊缝区的硬度在320~340 HV之间。

1300 MPa级高强钢激光-电弧复合焊接工艺及接头微观组织演变

【目的】旨在助力高强钢激光-电弧复合焊接技术在各大领域的进一步推广应用,指导生产实践。【方法】针对9 mm厚屈服强度1300 MPa级LG1300QT高强钢,开展激光-电弧复合焊接工艺研究、焊接相变模型开发及其接头微观组织演变仿真研究。【结果】使用合适的工艺参数可以完成9 mm厚1300 MPa级高强钢激光-电弧复合焊接,焊缝成形均匀一致,射线检测(Radiographic testing,RT)满足工作需求,接头抗拉强度达到母材的85%以上;仿真得到复合焊接温度场分布与焊缝截面对应一致,仿真的接头粗晶区及细晶区马氏体含量基本超过99%,与实际结果100%马氏体基本吻合,LG1300QT钢激光-电弧复合焊接接头热影响区微观组织转变以马氏体转变为主,电弧区的部分相变区(Critical heat affected zone,ICHAZ)与过渡区和激光区的ICHAZ接头微观组织演变过程差异较大,过渡区ICHAZ与激光区ICHAZ马氏体转变程度较高,而电弧区ICHAZ奥氏体化不充分,马氏体转变程度低。【结论】对于屈服强度1300 MPa级高强钢,激光-电弧复合焊可不开坡口单道焊成形,焊缝成形美观、接头强度较高,开发的“热-冶金”耦合模型可以较为准确地反应焊接过程中温度场及组织场特征,能够体现1300 MPa级高强钢激光复合焊接的微观组织演变规律,对实际工程应用具有指导意义。

1Cr22Mn16N高氮钢激光焊接 I.焊接保护气体组成和热输入对焊缝氮含量及气孔性的影响

利用CO2激光对1Cr22Mn16N高氮钢进行了焊接,研究了焊接热输入和保护气体组成对焊缝氮含量、气孔的影响。结果表明,在相同激光焊接热输入条件下,随着保护气体中氮含量的增加,高氮钢焊缝中的氮含量略有增加。当采用纯氩作为焊接保护气体时,焊缝氮含量随热输入的增加而减小;当保护气体中的氮比例达到一定比例时,焊缝氮含量随热输入的增加而增大。焊接热输入较小的条件下焊缝易产生气孔,较大的热输入将抑制焊缝中气孔的产生,而且保护气体中氮含量越高,焊缝中产生气孔的倾向越小。

低合金高强钢激光-电弧复合热源焊接冷裂纹敏感性分析

通过扩散氢含量测定,并利用经验公式计算JFE980S低合金高强钢冷裂纹敏感性和焊前预热温度,同时采用斜Y形坡口试验、金相试验以及残余应力测定等方法,研究低合金高强钢抗冷裂性能,对比分析了激光-电弧复合焊和MAG焊工艺对接头抗冷裂性能的影响.结果表明,激光复合焊抗冷裂性优于MAG焊方法.因复合焊加入了激光,使得焊缝熔深增加,拘束减小,并且激光在前,对焊接试板有一定的预热作用,使冷裂纹形成倾向进一步降低,特别是在无法预热的情况下,激光复合焊更能够体现出优势.

高氮钢激光-电弧复合焊焊缝成形多元非线性回归模型

基于响应面法设计方法,进行Nd:YAG激光-熔化极活性气体保护焊(Metal active gas welding,MAG)复合焊高氮钢的平板堆焊试验,获得焊缝熔深、熔宽、余高数据,采用逐步回归法筛选出对焊缝形貌影响显著的因子,建立多元非线性数学回归模型,通过方差分析和回归分析得出该回归模型的R2分别如下:熔深H为0.932,熔宽W为0.915,余高A为0.910,P>F值均小于0.001。模型分析结果表明激光功率、焊接电流、电弧电压和热源间距四个因素的主效应和交互作用对焊缝形貌有着很大的影响,其中对熔深影响最大的主效应是激光功率,交互效应是激光功率与电弧电压;对熔宽影响最大的主效应是焊接电流和电弧电压,交互效应是焊接电流与热源间距、电弧电压与热源间距和激光功率与电弧电压;对余高影响最大的主效应是焊接电流,交互效应是电弧电压与热源间距。试验验证结果表明模拟结果和试验结果相吻合。

高氮钢激光-电弧复合焊接气孔控制方法研究

为了掌握高氮钢复合焊接气孔控制的有效方法,研究电弧能量、激光能量和振动频率对焊缝气孔的影响。从气孔率方面分析焊缝气孔的产生原因,并从电流和电压波形及熔滴过渡方面分析其对焊接过程稳定性的影响。熔池流动与焊缝气孔具有一定的关联性,并从熔池流动状态方面分析其对气孔的影响。激光匙孔的形成需要一定的阈值能量,匙孔穿透状态对气孔率有直接影响,依据激光匙孔底部受力情况,分析匙孔状态对焊缝气孔率的影响。结果表明:气孔率随电弧能量或激光能量的增加而呈先升后降的变化趋势,电弧能量4 800 J(I=200 A,U=24 V)时,气孔率最低,仅为0.49%;而激光功率为2.8 k W时,气孔率降为最低,仅为0.14%;施加振动后焊缝气孔率均明显减小,气孔率随着振动频率的增加而先降后升。适当的电弧能量或激光能量可有效抑制焊缝内气孔数量,振动频率为35 Hz时抑制气孔效果最好。

高氮钢复合焊接接头组织与力学性能研究

热输入对焊接接头组织与力学性能有重要影响。采用激光-电弧复合焊接方法,研究了不同电弧能量和激光能量下的接头组织、焊缝氮含量、拉伸与冲击性能及接头显微硬度。研究表明:焊缝组织为奥氏体+少量δ铁素体,焊缝中析出的δ铁素体随热输入加大而增多;当电流达到200A后,熔池液态金属中氮的溶解近于饱和,即使焊接电流增大,焊缝氮含量依然趋于恒定;而当激光功率增至2.0kW后,焊接过程中的匙孔维持在稳定状态,焊缝氮含量也近于恒定;拉伸断裂位置均在焊缝区,当焊接电流为200A时,平均拉伸强度最高,达到967.58MPa,当激光功率为1.6kW时,平均拉伸强度可达962.88MPa;焊缝冲击功随激光功率的增大呈先降低后升高的变化趋势,但随电流的增大其变化趋势相反;熔合线的冲击功随着焊接参数的变化呈现出相同的变化趋势,焊缝和熔合线的最大平均冲击功分别为47.60J和62.85J;拉伸和冲击的断裂形式均为韧性断裂;焊缝区显微硬度最低,导致拉伸测试时均断裂于焊缝区。

JFE980S高强钢激光-电弧复合热源热模拟试验分析

针对JFE980S高强钢焊接热影响区的组织脆化、软化问题,采用测温仪对激光-电弧复合焊和常规MAG焊两种焊接方法焊接热循环曲线进行测定,通过测得的焊接热循环曲线,利用G leeb le3500热力模拟试验机对这两种焊接方法热影响区的焊接过程进行模拟,并对其组织、拉伸以及-20℃冲击吸收功进行了分析和测试.结果表明,激光-电弧复合焊峰值温度停留时间和t8/5,t5/3冷却时间均小于常规MAG焊;模拟的焊接粗晶区冲击韧性是常规MAG焊的两倍,不完全相变区拉伸性能比常规MAG焊提高了100 MPa以上.