Effects of Preheating and Dual Shielding on Flux-Cored Arc Welded High-Strength Carbon Steel for Hardfacing Application

Abstract:

This work presented the hardfacing process of high-strength structural steel based on JIS G3106 standard grade SM490YA by semi-automatic flux-cored arc welding with a dual shielding process of flux-cored self-shielded and protective gas-shielded (FCAW-G). In the welding process, the surface of SM490YA specimen was hardfacing welded by metal cored wire based on chromium carbide which was in standard of 8555: E10-MF-65-G. The hardfacing welds from FCAW-G and traditional self-shielding FCAW (FCAW-S) with and without preheat were inspected by visual and penetrant tests for evaluating the welding quality. The macrostructure of the deposited layer was investigated by optical microscope and image analysis for analyzing the weld penetration and weld dilution. In addition, the hardness of the hardfacing welded specimens was tested for the evaluation of the surface durability of the welded SM490YA.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 856)
• Pages: 112-118
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.856.112
• Online since: August 2020
• Authors: Chaiyanan Taengwa, Attaphon Kaewvilai*
• Keywords: FCAW, Hardfacing, High-Strength Carbon Steel, SM490YA

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