Micro-alloyed steels are widely used in the manufacture of critical welded structures operating under extreme conditions of the North. Microalloying of V, Nb and B is a simple and effective method of transferring known grades of structural steel and alloys to the category of increased and high strength, cold resistance, etc. The possibility of arc welding of steels grade 10CrSiNiAl and 15CrSiNiAl (10, 15ХСНДА in Russian), initially alloyed with trace amounts of niobium and vanadium to increase their cold resistance in carbon monoxide is considered. It is established that the use of the specified reducing atmosphere prevents the oxidation of the weld metal. The thermodynamic substantiation of the chemical reactions of microalloying elements proceeding in the weld pool, leading to the preservation of the steel composition, is presented. The chemical and metallographic analysis of welds was performed. The efficiency of using low-cost CO, or its mixtures with CO2, as substitutes for expensive argon and helium, when welding micro alloyed steels is shown.
Development of Mechanized Arc Welding Technology for High-strength Reinforcing Steel in a Reductive Carbon Monoxide Atmosphere
