Austenitic Stainless Steel (304L grade) is being widely used for fabrication due to excellent corrosion resistance and good weldability. Ferrite (3–10%) is needed in the weld metal to avoid hot cracking during welding, however, base metal should preferably not contain any ferrite. It is observed that thick forged SS304L components may have small percentage of ferrite depending on the chemical composition, forging parameters including intermediate soaking cycle and final solution annealing heat treatment cycle. Little study or information available on effect of ferrite in base metal on weld/Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) properties.  

Present study is aimed to evaluate mechanical and corrosion properties of weldment produced with base metal containing 2-4% of ferrite. Forged pipes having Nil ferrite and 2-4% ferrite were taken for the experiment and Multipass welding using mechanized Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) process was performed for joining. Post welding, Tensile test, Impact test and Hardness test were performed on base metal & HAZ in as-welded condition for both the cases. Microstructure examination in HAZ and Intergranular Corrosion test were also performed for both the cases. Results of mechanical tests, microstructure examination and IGC test have been compared between base metal/HAZ of Nil and 2-4% Ferrite base metal.


Evaluation of Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of Base Metal and Haz Having Ass 304l Forgings Containing Ferrite

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Pressure Vessels & Piping (PVP)


Paper Proceedings: https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/PVP/PVP2020/volume/83815

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