Investigation of Hardfacing on Ultra-High Strength Steel Base Material

Abstract:

The application of high-strength steels is increasing rapidly nowadays, and steels with more than 1000 MPa yield strength are usually used in welded structures. The welding of these materials has many difficulties, so very important the precise technology planning, and disciplined work during welding. The weldability of these materials is commonly investigated field in case of joining. The application of ultra-high strength steels expands rapidly, and in the last years, it started to use them as a base material for hardfacing. Besides the wearing, there is a claim about higher strength of base materials in case of relatively extremely loaded machines. Because this ultra-high strength steel appears as a base material for hardfacing and it brings new challenges for welding technologists. In case of joining, the welding technology is complicated, usually need preheating before welding, is important to calculate and to use the right t_8/5 cooling time, and basically necessary to decrease the heat input as much as possible. The bad effect of welding heat input can be compensated by the filler material too in some cases. In contrast in case of hardfacing the base material itself usually has a big thickness, and no joint preparation, additionally important to reach deep fusion on the surface. It basically determines the heat input which has a different heat cycle as in case of joining. Therefore, the heat affected zone (HAZ) differs from the HAZ in case of joining application. In this investigation, four different hardfacing were made with four different technological parameters by robotic gas metal arc welding on S1100QL steel. During the welding parameter determination, we try to find a series of heat inputs from the lowest to the practically usable highest heat input. For the experiments, two filler materials used, one for the buffer zone, and for the hardfacing itself. Microstructural evaluation and hardness tests were made on the specimens which can show the differences between the heat affected zones.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1095)
• Pages: 89-96
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-0uAKUY
• Online since: August 2023
• Authors: Gábor Terdik, Ákos Meilinger*
• Keywords: Hardfacing, HAZ, Heat-Affected Zone, Ultra-High Strength Steel (UHSS), Welding

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