Study of the Thermal Diffusivity Variation in Thin Duplex Steel Plates Welded by GTAW Process

Abstract:

This study describes the thermal diffusivity of thin duplex steel plates in the thickness direction measured using the laser-flash method after welding. The work reports the experimental efforts in recording temperature profiles of the grade UNS S32304 duplex steel during autogenous welding. The butt weld autogenous joints were carried out by the GTAW (gas tungsten arc welding) process with either argon or argon - 2% nitrogen atmospheres. The amount of nitrogen in the heat affected regions, after welding, was measured and correlated with the variation of the thermal diffusivity of the studied material. The temperature profiles were obtained using k-type thermocouples connected to a digital data acquisition system. Different thermal cycles and thermal diffusivity values were observed in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) for both samples. In the solidified zone (SZ) was observed similar increase of the thermal diffusivity values for the plates welded with pure argon and argon plus nitrogen atmosphere.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 930)
• Pages: 460-465
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.930.460
• Online since: September 2018
• Authors: EVANDRO GIUSEPPE BETINI*, Maurilio Pereira Gomes, Cristiano Stefano Mucsi, Temístocles de Souza Luz, Marcos Tadeu D'azeredo Orlando, J.L. Rossi
• Keywords: Duplex Stainless Steel, Nitrogen, Thermal Diffusivity, Thin Plate, Welding

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