The Behavior of Second Phase Particles in a Ti-Nb Microalloyed Steel during Welding Thermal Cycle

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The behavior of second-phase particles in a microalloyed steel during weld thermal cycle has been investigated using analytical electron microscopy. All the particles in the base metal contains Nb and Ti, and the Nb weight fraction of the analyzed particles ranged from 0.22 to 0.85. During the heating stage of the weld thermal cycle, the small particles which were rich in Nb disappeared through complete dissolution and the large particles survived the weld thermal cycle with Nb weight fraction decreased. With a high cooling rate (t8/5 no greater than 60s), only heterogeneous re-precipitation occurred during cooling. With a low cooling rate (t8/5 = 120s), homogenous re-precipitation also occurred, producing a large number of small Nb-rich particles during cooling.

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