Evaluation of Repair Welding Influence on GH3535 Superalloy Microstructure and Mechanical Properties

Author(s):  
Chaowen Li ◽  
Shuangjian Chen ◽  
Kun Yu ◽  
Zhijun Li

GH3535 supperalloy, whose grade of ASME is UNS N10003, is currently considered as a candidate material for solid-fuel and fluid-fuel molten salt reactor in china. During the development of procedures for welding GH3535 superalloy, consideration should always be given to the possibility that repair welding may be necessary. This paper presents weld repairs of GH3535 alloy rolled plates using gas tungsten arc welding with filler metal. The purpose of this work is to evaluate the low heat input process for weld repair of GH3535 alloy plates about the microstructure features and mechanical properties. The results demonstrated that sound joints without defects could be obtained after weld repairs. Due to repair thermal cycles on the original weld seam, the size of carbide precipitate became large, but repair welding is found to cause no decrease in short-term time-independent strength.

Alloy Digest ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  

Abstract INCONEL Filler Metal 718 is used for gas-tungsten-arc welding of INCONEL alloys 718, 706 and X-750. The weld metal is age hardenable and its mechanical properties are comparable to those of the base metals. This datasheet provides information on composition and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Ni-333. Producer or source: Inco Alloys International Inc..


Alloy Digest ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 41 (9) ◽  

Abstract INCONEL FILLER METAL 52 is a high chromium filler metal for gas-metal-arc and gas-tungsten-arc welding of Inconel Alloy 690 (See Alloy Digest Ni-266, March 1981). Higher chromium is beneficial in resisting stress-corrosion cracking in high purity water for pressurized water reactors and for resistance to oxidizing acids. This datasheet provides information on composition and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as joining. Filing Code: Ni-412. Producer or source: Inco Alloys International Inc..


2012 ◽  
Vol 538-541 ◽  
pp. 290-297
Author(s):  
Tai Jiang Li ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Yong Li ◽  
Fu Guang Liu ◽  
Li Ying Liu ◽  
...  

Gypsum and slurry with high content of Cl- lead to the damage of desulfurization pump caused by erosion and corrosion. Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) and shield metal arc welding (SMAW) were employed to develop weld repairing technology. High-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) spraying was employed to prepare NiCr cermet coating and WC cermet coating against erosion and corrosion. Microstructures and mechanical properties of the weld and the protective coatings were tested. The mechanical properties of the weld joints with duplex microstructure were in accordance with related standards. The technology of HVOF sprayed NiCr cermet coating was selected to prolong the service lifetime and was applied on the pump casing and impeller repaired by using the weld repairing procedures developed in this study. The integrity of the pump parts after 30 months in-field service confirmed the reliability of the repairing technology and the protection technology.


2016 ◽  
Vol 852 ◽  
pp. 349-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Devanathan ◽  
Sanjivi Arul ◽  
T. Venkatamuni ◽  
D. Yuvarajan ◽  
D. Christopher Selvam

The consequence of sub-zero treatment on the mechanical properties of welded AA6082-T6 by Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) which in turn softens the heat concentrated welded region owing to dissolution of the strengthening precipitates. The sub-zero i.e. Shallow Cryogenic Treatment (SCT) is carried out on GTAW welded plate having a thickness of 6 mm at -77°C by varying the electrode travel speed and sub-zero treatment periods. Welded region of AA6082 were tested for hardness and microstructure by adapting three different conditions such as welded, post weld artificial aging with and without sub-zero treatment. Result revealed that the amount of softening in the welded region is indirectly proportional to electrode travel speed during welding process. It is also observed that the post weld SCT with artificial aging has increased the micro hardness values on the welded region as a consequence of the reactivation in the sequence of precipitation.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 4016
Author(s):  
Qian Wang ◽  
Junqi Shen ◽  
Shengsun Hu ◽  
Guancheng Zhao ◽  
Jie Zhou

High-quality joining of dissimilar alloys between Fe-36Ni alloy and 304L stainless steel is essential in the manufacturing of LNG tanker. In this study, lap joints of Fe-36Ni and 304L dissimilar alloys were fabricated by a pulsed gas tungsten arc welding (P-GTAW) process. The effects of low-frequency pulse on the appearance, microstructure and mechanical properties of the Fe-36Ni/304L lap joints was investigated. With the increase of frequency, the feature sizes of α (the transition angle of the upper surface of Fe-36Ni to the surface of the weld bead) and R (shortest distance between weld root and weld surface) exhibited downtrend and uptrend, respectively, while La (the maximum weld width of lower sheet) and P (the maximum weld penetration of lower sheet) changed in a smaller range. Fusion zone (FZ) is mainly composed of γ phase and M23C6 during solidification, and M23C6 particles are distributed on the grain boundaries of the cells, which reduced the mechanical properties of joint. The average hardness between 110 HV1 and 136 HV1 is lower than that of the base metals. Fractures of all joints located at the Fe-36Ni side near the weld, and a dimple fracture in all samples indicated a ductile fracture. This study found that the heat input values remain 198.86 J mm−1 and increased pulse frequency can improve the maximum tensile force. The average maximum tensile force of the lap weld is 11.95 kN when pulsed frequency is 15 Hz.


2012 ◽  
Vol 562-564 ◽  
pp. 573-577
Author(s):  
Xiao Dong Hu ◽  
Yong Zhang ◽  
Jian Tao Lv ◽  
Sen Zhang

The butt weld of Q345R with the thickness of 40mm has been manufactured with the submerged-arc welding (SAW). The mechanical properties of the weld seam have been tested and the metallurgical structures have been analyzed. Conclusions have been obtained as follows: the metallurgical structure of multi-layer butt weld is much more complicated than the monolayer ones; only the last weld layer has the obvious zones of weld zone, heat-affected zone (HAZ) and fusion area; the weld zone and the fusion area will be heat treated with the next layers weld finished; the mechanical property of the multi-layer butt weld is much better than the monolayer weld determined by the corresponding organization.


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