Effect of submerged arc welding parameters on microstructure of SA516 steel weld metal

Abstract

The influence of submerged arc welding (SAW) process parameters on the microstructure of SA516 grade 70 steel weld metal (WM) was investigated in the present work. Steel plates of 17 mm thickness were submerged arc welded using welding currents of 700–850 A and welding speeds of 5·3–15·3 mm s^?1. The morphologies and volume fractions of the various ferrites in the WM were studied using optical microscopy and the morphologies and chemical compositions of the WM inclusions were examined using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry. The results showed that the WM grain structure coarsened but the grain width of prior austenite grains decreased with increasing heat input. Also, the proportion of acicular ferrite (AF) in the WM increased initially, while the volume fractions of grain boundary ferrite and Widmanstätten ferrite decreased with increasing welding current. However, with further increasing the welding current above 800 A, less AF was produced. The weld nugget area decreased with increasing welding speed at all currents, but did not affect the amount of AF produced.

Au cours de ce travail, on a examiné l’influence des paramètres du procédé de soudage à l’arc sous flux en poudre (SAW) sur la microstructure du métal soudé (WM) de l’acier SA516, Gr. 70. On a soudé à l’arc sous flux en poudre des tôles d’acier de 17 mm d’épaisseur en utilisant des courants de soudage de 700 à 850 A et des vitesses de soudage de 5·3 à 15·3 mm s^?1. On a étudié la morphologie ainsi que la fraction volumique des diverses ferrites du WM en utilisant la microscopie optique et l’on a examiné la morphologie ainsi que la composition chimique des inclusions du WM en utilisant la microscopie électronique à balayage (SEM) et la spectroscopie à dispersion d’énergie (EDS). Les résultats ont montré que la structure de grain du WM grossissait mais que la largeur de grain des grains antérieurs d’austénite diminuait avec une augmentation de l’apport de chaleur. Également, la proportion de ferrite aciculaire (AF) dans le WM augmentait initialement, alors que les fractions volumiques de ferrite des joints de grain (GBF) et de ferrite de Widmanstatten (WF) diminuaient avec l’augmentation du courant de soudage. Cependant, avec une augmentation supplémentaire du courant de soudage au-dessus de 800 A, moins de ferrite aciculaire était produite. La région du noyau de soudure diminuait avec une augmentation de la vitesse de soudage à toutes les valeurs de courant, mais la quantité d’AF produite n’était pas affectée.     

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