Hardfacing of 3.5% Chromium Cast Steel by Flux Cored Wire Arc Welding Process

Abstract:

Hardfacing weld is a technique which mainly improves and extends the useful life of engineering components. The purpose of this research is to improve welding procedure for one layer and three layers hardfacing of 3.5% Chromium cast steel and to study wear behavior of hardfacing layers. Flux Cored Wire Arc Welding (FCAW) process has been used as a welding process of this research by choosing austenitic stainless steel and martensitic hardfacing wire to weld the buffer and hardfacing layer respectively. Preheating was also used in this study. Abrasive wear test of hardfacing deposit were conducted in accordance with procedure “A” standard of ASTM G65. In addition, microstructures and macrostructure of worn surface deposits were analyzed by using optical microscope. These results showed that there is no crack and defect in the Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) and other regions. The hardness of preheating sample in HAZ regions was lower than the ones without preheating. Therefore, preheating samples should be done before welding. The abrasive wear resistance of three layers hardfacing deposit was better than one layer hardfacing deposit because one layer hardfacing deposit was more diluted from buffer layer than three layers hardfacing deposit. Moreover, weight loss of one hardfacing layer was also higher than three layers.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 751)
• Pages: 73-78
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.751.73
• Online since: August 2017
• Authors: Teerachod Treeparee, Prapas Muangjunburee*
• Keywords: 3.5% Chromium Cast Steel, Abrasive Wear, Buffer, Hardfacing

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