Microstructure and Properties of Lean Duplex Stainless Steel UNS S32101 Welded Joint by Hot Wire TIG Welding

Abstract:

Lean duplex stainless steel UNS S32101 was welded by hot wire TIG welding and traditional TIG welding, and nice formed welds with no visible defects were obtained. Metallographic microstructure, phase ratio, mechanical properties and pitting corrosion resistance property of the welded joints were tested. Microstructure analysis showed that the hot wire TIG and traditional TIG welded joints had similar microstructures. The welded metal was composed of ferrite, grain boundary austenite (GBA), Widmanstatten austenite (WA), intragranular austenite (IGA). The high temperature heat affected zone (HTHAZ) consisted of ferrite, GBA and IGA. The low temperature heat affected zone (LTHAZ) had semblable microstructures with base metal. The phase ratio of welded joints was measured by manual point count method. The ferrite/austenite ratio of hot wire TIG welded metal was close to 1:1. The welded joints of hot wire TIG and traditional TIG had same hardness distribution. The hardness of hot wire TIG with an average value of 291 HV10 was a little higher than that of traditional TIG with an average value of 280 HV10. Charpy impact test at -40°C showed that the impact values of hot wire TIG and traditional TIG welded joints meet the standard requirements. The results of chemical weight loss method showed that the corrosion rate of hot wire TIG welded joint was less than 10 mdd. Potentiodynamic polarization method results showed that the pitting corrosion resistance of hot wire TIG welded joints was slightly lower than that of base metal. Solid solution treatment significantly increased the pitting corrosion resistance of welded joints and base metal. The hot wire TIG and traditional TIG had similar microstructure and properties under the same arc power, however the welding speed of hot wire TIG was 1.5 times higher than that of traditional TIG and the welding efficiency was greatly improved.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 993)
• Pages: 466-473
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.993.466
• Online since: May 2020
• Authors: Liang Liang Bao, Yong Wang, Tao Han*
• Keywords: Hot Wire TIG Welding, Microstructure, Properties, UNS S32101

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