TANDEM and GMAW Twin Wire Welding of Q690 Steel Used in Hydraulic Support

 Compared with using semi-automatic gas shielded arc welding, using automatic TANDEM twin wire welding and twin wire gas metal arc welding (GMAW) to weld Q690 steel, a low-alloy high-strength structural steel used in the hydraulic support in the fully-mechanized mining face, the welding speed, deposition rate, production environment and welding quality can be obviously improved. Compared with GMAW twin wire welding, a refined microstructure in the weld and heat-affected zone (HAZ), narrow HAZ and improved joint strength were achieved with TANDEM on Q690. Also, due to the push-pull pulsed way in TANDEM welding, the droplet transfer, distribution on heat flow and interaction between two arcs were completely different from those in GMAW twin wire system. The heat input of TANDEM is only about 766% of GMAW, and correspondingly, the welding speed and welding seam can be obviously improved. The complete oscillation caused by TANDEM pulsed current occurred in the welding pool, which refined the grains in the microstructure. The results show that TANDEM twin wire welding is very suitable in the welding of Q690 used in the hydraulic support.     

New C–Si–Mn–Cr–V–Mo powder wires for roller surfacing

Laboratory data indicate the positive effects of introducing fluorocarbon and nickel in 25Kh5FMS steel powder wire for the surfacing of rollers. In particular, the replacement of amorphous carbon by a material containing fluorocarbon lowers the content of nonmetallic inclusions in the applied layer, while introducing nickel in the powder wire reduces the austenite grain size and ensures the formation of small carbide particles. That increases the thermal stability of the applied layer. Increase in the carbon equivalent of the 25Kh5FMS powder wire boosts the hardness of the applied metal layer.     

Comparative Study on Processing Property Between CWW CO2 Gas Shielded Welding and SAW

 Cable welding wire (CWW) CO2 gas shielded welding is an innovative process arc welding with high efficiency, high quality and low consumption, in which cable wire is used as consumable electrode. CWW CO2 gas shielded welding and submerged arc welding (SAW) are used for contrast studies on processing property of high strength steel A36 used in ship structure. The results show that the shapes of weld seam, using CWW CO2 gas shielded welding and SAW, are good and no weld defect such as air hole, flaw, slag inclusion, incomplete fusion, lack of penetration and so on are found in the weld seam. Because the rotating of arc during CWW CO2 gas shielded welding process has a strong stirring effect on molten pool, the grain in the heat affected zone (HAZ) of the joints, using CWW CO2 gas shielded welding, is small. Tensile failure positions of joints by CWW CO2 gas shielded welding and SAW are all in the base metal, but tensile strength of CWW CO2 gas shielded welding joint is higher than that of SAW joint by an average of 2. 3%. The average impact energy of HAZ, using CWW CO2 gas shielded welding and SAW, is almost equal, but the average impact energy of the weld seam using CWW CO2 gas shielded welding is increased by 6%, and the average impact energy of the fusion line is increased by 7%. The 180° bending tests for the joints of CWW CO2 gas shielded welding and SAW are all qualified, and the joints hardness is all less than HV 355, but hardness of CWW CO2 gas shielded welding wire welding joint near the fusion line is obviously lower. It can be concluded that the properties of CWW CO2 gas shielded welding are better than those of the SAW joint, and CWW CO2 gas shielded welding is suitable for welding high strength steel A36 used in ship structure.     

Analysis of Metallurgical and Mechanical Properties of Continuous and Pulsed Current Gas Tungsten Arc Welded Alloy C-276 with Duplex Stainless Steel

The present work investigates the microstructure and mechanical properties of alloy C-276 fabricated by continuous and pulsed current gas tungsten arc welding process and by employing ER2553 filler wire. Optical and scanning electron microscopic analyses were carried out to study the microstructures of weldments produced. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) was performed to investigate the formation of secondary phases in the weldments. The results disclosed that pulsed current gas tungsten arc welding showed refined microstructure compared to continuous current gas tungsten arc welding. SEM/EDS analysis revealed the segregation of Mo in the weld interface regions in both the welding techniques. The extent of microsegregation reduced the strength and toughness of the weld joint compared to the base metal. Bend test revealed cracks in the weld interface region in both the weldments.     

Characterization of Structure–Property Relationship of Incoloy 825 and SAF 2507 Dissimilar Welds

This study was carried out to investigate the evaluation of dissimilar welding between Incoloy 825 Ni-based alloy and SAF 2507 super duplex stainless steel. Welding was conducted by pulsed current (PC) and continuous current (CC) gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) methods using ERNiCrMo-3 filler wire. The microstructure of weld zones and base metal/weld interfaces as well as mechanical properties of weldments were characterized. The results detailed the formation of Nb, and Mo-rich phases in the inter-dendritic regions of weld metals leading to a decrease in impact resistance of weld zones in comparison to parent metals. Presence of more secondary phases at the CCGTA weld metal resulted in higher hardness and lower toughness than that of the PCGTAW sample. During tensile tests, fracture occurred at the Incoloy 825 base metal, and both weldments also underwent ductile mode of fracture. The research addressed the microstructure–property relationship for dissimilar weld joints.     

40CrNiMoA钢同质焊条焊接接头组织和性能研究

分析了焊接电流70A、80A、90A对40CrNiMoA钢焊缝接头组织和力学性能的影响。随着焊接电流的增大,焊缝外观质量较好。随着焊接电流的增大,熔池区温度升高,奥氏体晶粒尺寸增大,导致马氏体组织粗大。焊缝的显微组织为马氏体及少量残余奥氏体。焊缝的硬度远高于母材的硬度,且波动较大。热影响区的硬度从母材向沿焊缝方向逐渐升高。焊接接头纵向应力在焊缝中心为压应力,向外压应力减小。焊接颜色区边界处纵向应力为拉应力,且该点拉应力最大。焊接接头横向应力在焊缝中心为拉应力,向外逐渐增大,焊接颜色区边界处变横向拉应力达到最大。焊接电流和热输入增大,降低了材料的韧性,组织中铁素体增多及焊接残余应力是诱发脆性断裂的原因。焊接电流80A是40CrNiMoA同质焊条平板对接焊接工艺的最佳的焊接电流。     

Quality of weld seams produced with flux based on silicomanganese slag

The use of metallurgical wastes in welding fluxes is considered. A new welding flux based on slag from silicomanganese production is proposed, along with the corresponding manufacturing technology. The quality of the weld seams is studied by metallographic analysis. The grain size and content of nonmetallic inclusions are determined. An Olympus GX-51 optical microscope is used for metallographic analysis (magnification ×100–1000). The influence of the fractional composition on the performance of the fluxes is studied. The optimal fraction is chosen, ensuring low content of nonmetallic inclusions (in particular, nondeforming silicates and oxides) in the weld seam. If 30–40% of the small fraction of welding flux is employed, the content of nonmetallic oxide inclusions in the weld seam is reduced. Metallographic analysis shows that introducing the small fraction has no effect on the structural components of the weld seam. The seam is characterized by ferrite–pearlite structure. The ferrite is present in the form of grains extended in the direction of heat transfer. The optimal content of the <0.45 mm fraction in the welding flux is 30–40%. To improve flux performance, the small fraction may be mixed with liquid glass. The use of ceramic flux produced from the dust of silicomanganese slag (<0.45 mm fraction) bound by liquid glass reduces the content of nonmetallic inclusions in the weld seam. However, increase in the content of liquid glass from 15 to 40% has little effect on the content of nonmetallic oxide inclusions in the weld seam or on the microstructure. The microstructure in the weld seam consists of pearlite and ferrite. The optimal flux consists of the small fraction with 15–20% liquid glass.     

热处理工艺对含Nb微合金钢焊缝组织与性能的影响

采用含Nb焊丝对S355钢板进行焊接,分析了焊后热处理制度对含Nb焊缝组织和性能的影响。结果表明:经退火处理后,焊缝的强度升高,延伸率和冲击功降低。随着正火温度的升高,焊缝强度明显升高,延伸率和冲击功显著降低。随着正火次数的增加,焊缝强度、延伸率及冲击功均先增加而后降低,经3次正火处理后,焊缝组织和性能达到最佳值。     

Effect of Activated Flux on the Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Residual Stresses of Modified 9Cr-1Mo Steel Weld Joints

A novel variant of tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding called activated-TIG (A-TIG) welding, which uses a thin layer of activated flux coating applied on the joint area prior to welding, is known to enhance the depth of penetration during autogenous TIG welding and overcomes the limitation associated with TIG welding of modified 9Cr-1Mo steels. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a specific activated flux for enhancing the depth of penetration during autogeneous TIG welding of modified 9Cr-1Mo steel. In the current work, activated flux composition is optimized to achieve 6 mm depth of penetration in single-pass TIG welding at minimum heat input possible. Then square butt weld joints are made for 6-mm-thick and 10-mm-thick plates using the optimized flux. The effect of flux on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and residual stresses of the A-TIG weld joint is studied by comparing it with that of the weld joints made by conventional multipass TIG welding process using matching filler wire. Welded microstructure in the A-TIG weld joint is coarser because of the higher peak temperature in A-TIG welding process compared with that of multipass TIG weld joint made by a conventional TIG welding process. Transverse strength properties of the modified 9Cr-1Mo steel weld produced by A-TIG welding exceeded the minimum specified strength values of the base materials. The average toughness values of A-TIG weld joints are lower compared with that of the base metal and multipass weld joints due to the presence of δ-ferrite and inclusions in the weld metal caused by the flux. Compressive residual stresses are observed in the fusion zone of A-TIG weld joint, whereas tensile residual stresses are observed in the multipass TIG weld joint.     

Dendrite Morphological Analysis on SMA,GMA, and PGMA Welding of Dissimilar 304LN Austenitic Stainless Steel and Micro-alloyed Steel

Dissimilar metal welding between the austenitic stainless steel and micro-alloyed steel was widely used in high-temperature applications in power stations and petrochemical plants. In the current research, the dissimilar metals between austenitic stainless steel and micro-alloyed steel have been joined by shielded metal arc welding (SMA), gas metal arc welding (GMA), and pulse gas metal arc welding (PGMA) processes. Welded samples of the aforementioned processes were subjected to comparative studies pertaining to the dendrite morphological characteristics. The study reveals that the process parameters affect the growth of dendrite arm because of the variation in the coefficient of thermal conductivity, expansion, and metallurgical incompatibility of the metals. In the PGMA welding process, the dendrite length decreases, while its width increases in all the locations of the weld by varying dimensionless factors ϕ (0.05, 0.15, and 0.25) and keeping its heat input as constant (Ω—11.2 kJ/cm). Among the welded joints, the PGMA weld joint comparatively exhibit shorter length (20 µm) and width (4 µm) of dendrite arm than the welded joints of the GMA and SMA processes. The change in the dendrite dimension is observed to be due to the variation in the dimensionless factor ϕ and the quantity of heat transfer to the weld (QT). The studies have been systematically planned in order to gain advanced scientific knowledge to establish superior technique for multi-pass PGMA welding of thick section of austenitic stainless steel to micro-alloy steel with respect to that used with conventional welding process.     

双电弧集成冷丝复合焊中冷丝位置对焊接过程的影响

搭建了双电弧集成冷丝复合焊接系统,研究了冷丝不同位置对焊接过程的影响机理,其中包括冷丝作用位置对其加热熔化作用及表面成形的影响。实验结果表明:冷丝从两引导焊丝正前方送入时,熔池前端对冷丝的加热熔化作用不充分,冷丝末端会顶触熔池底部,随着冷丝的持续送进和母材的向后移动,某一时刻冷丝回弹,焊丝末端的熔滴弹出落在母材表面形成大颗粒飞溅。当冷丝从侧面送入时,熔池一侧的温度较低,影响熔池金属的流动,导致最终的焊缝成形不对称分布。当冷丝从两引导焊丝正后方送入熔池时,冷丝始终插入熔池中,焊接过程稳定,是理想的冷丝作用位置。此外,随着冷丝送丝速度的增加,两种脉冲电流模式（同相和反相）下,熔敷率均随之增加,且相差不大。同相脉冲电流下电弧对冷丝的加热熔化作用最强烈,反相脉冲电流下次之,直流模式下最弱。      

一种含铌耐磨堆焊药芯焊丝的开发

以高铬铁粉为主要原料,添加适量的铌铁粉、石墨等经焊丝成型机轧制出不同成分的药芯焊丝,采用埋弧自动焊设备制备出含耐磨性能优良的堆焊层,对堆焊层组织进行全面分析,分析了堆焊层金属的化学成分、物相组成,分析了堆焊层各物相的组织和性能。该堆焊层宏观硬度高,耐磨粒磨损性能优良。     

喷焊技术在水箱拉丝机耐磨件上的应用

介绍了喷涂(焊)的原理和技术要求,采用先喷后熔的喷焊方法,把硬质合金或金属合金粉末牢固的喷焊在需要修复的水箱拉丝机卷筒和塔轮上,使磨损件再次利用,降低了生产成本。     

Statistic distribution characterization of compositions,microstructure and microhardness in surfacing area

The distribution characterization of compositions, microstructure and hardness in surfacing fusion zone of X80 pipeline steel was done by laser induced breakdown spectrum original position analyzer, automatic metallographic and micro Vickers hardness instruments. The results show that the content distributions are very different for some elements in the surfacing area. There is a cricoid enrichment zone of Ti in the fusion area of base metal and welding material, and significant change for the content distribution of C is not found. The microstructures in different fusion area are also very different. The grain is fine and there are a lot of strip ferrite and a little pearlite in the matrix organization of pipeline steel. In heat affected zone, recrystallization of the grain occurs and a large number of granular bainites appear. At the junction of weld melted metal, the grains get larger and a lot of lath martensites and bainites come into being. Vickers hardness of base metal is lower than welding material and a cricoid zone with higher Vickers hardness appeared in the fusion area. The micro- hardness distribution has close relationship with the composition distributions of the elements and microstructure distribution in welding area of pipeline steel.     

A Feasibility Study on Manufacturing of Functionally Graded Structures Using SiC Ceramic Powder in a Steel‐Based Matrix by Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)

The paper presents a feasibility study on application of the gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process to obtain metal composite functional coating for advanced tribological application. Silicon carbide (SiC) particles in the form of powder was added to a weld pool in autogenous mode as well as with an additional filler wire. Powder feeding was carried out at different angles and with varying separation distance from the welding torch. The metallurgical characterization of the cladded structure was carried out using optical as well as scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (EDS) was performed to analyze the composition of the deposited weld metal. It has been observed that due to low SiC density it was difficult for particles to penetrate the weld pool. Also the added SiC was found to be dissociated into Si and carbon (C) and the large amount of dissolved C in the weld pool resulted in formation of graphite phases.     

Nb、Ti微合金化对Q345R压力容器板焊接性能的影响

 通过力学性能测试及微观组织分析研究了传统中板及低碳,Nb-Ti微合金化Q345R热连轧压力容器板在手工焊、气保焊及埋弧焊3种焊接工艺下的接头性能,测定了不同焊接工艺下接头各区域的硬度分布,评价了Q345R接头力学性能。试验结果表明,连轧Q345R板焊接接头具有更好的综合性能,其接头冲击韧性明显好于传统中板,粗晶区淬硬程度低。连轧板良好的性能来源于TMCP工艺下碳当量降低及Nb-Ti微合金化处理改善了基体及接头的微观组织。     

电解铜箔表面光亮带产生原因的研究

研究了阴极辊焊缝处组织与电解铜箔表面上形成的光亮带之间的关系。研究发现，在电解铜箔生产中，阴极辊表面焊缝处组织与基体金属组织晶粒尺寸不同级，因此电流在阴极上分布不均匀，在相同时间内沉积的铜箔厚度也不均匀，厚度差引起铜箔色差，形成光亮带；从电结晶的角度看，焊缝处晶粒尺寸大、分布的电流密度低，因此，在焊缝处沉积的铜箔的晶粒尺寸也较大，焊缝斑被原样复制。     

Effects of surface active elements on weld pool fluid flow and weld penetration in gas metal arc welding

This article presents a mathematical model simulating the effects of surface tension (Maragoni effect) on weld pool fluid flow and weld penetration in spot gas metal arc welding (GMAW). Filler droplets driven by gravity, electromagnetic force, and plasma arc drag force, carrying mass, thermal energy, and momentum, periodically impinge onto the weld pool. Complicated fluid flow in the weld pool is influenced by the droplet impinging momentum, electromagnetic force, and natural convection due to temperature and concentration gradients, and by surface tension, which is a function of both temperature and concentration of a surface active element (sulfur in the present study). Although the droplet impinging momentum creates a complex fluid flow near the weld pool surface, the momentum is damped out by an “up-and-down” fluid motion. A numerical study has shown that, depending upon the droplet’s sulfur content, which is different from that in the base metal, an inward or outward surface flow of the weld pool may be created, leading to deep or shallow weld penetration. In other words, it is primarily the Marangoni effect that contributes to weld penetration in spot GMAW.     

Effect of heat input on microstructure and mechanical properties of dissimilar joints of AISI 316L steel and API X70 high-strength low-alloy steel

The microstructure and mechanical properties of dissimilar joints of AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel and API X70 high-strength low-alloy steel were investigated.For this purpose,gas tungsten arc welding(GTAW)was used in three different heat inputs,including 0.73,0.84,and 0.97 kJ/mm.The microstructural investigations of different zones including base metals,weld metal,heat-affected zones and interfaces were performed by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.The mechanical properties were measured by microhardness,tensile and impact tests.It was found that with increasing heat input,the dendrite size and inter-dendritic spacing in the weld metal increased.Also,the amount of delta ferrite in the weld metal was reduced.Therefore,tensile strength and hardness were reduced and impact test energy was increased.The investigation of the interface between AISI 316L base metal and ER316L filler metal showed that increasing the heat input increases the size of austenite grains in the fusion boundary.A transition region was formed at the interface between API X70 steel and filler metals.