An assessment of creep deformation and fracture behavior of 2.25Cr-1Mo similar and dissimilar weld joints |
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Authors: | K Laha K S Chandravathi K Bhanu Sankara Rao S L Mannan D H Sastry |
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Affiliation: | (1) Mechanical Metallurgy Division, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, 603 102 Kalpakkam, India;(2) Materials Development Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, 603 102 Kalpakkam, India;(3) the Metallurgy Department, Indian Institute of Science, 560 012 Bangalore, India |
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Abstract: | The evaluation of the creep deformation and fracture behavior of a 2.25Cr-1Mo steel base metal, a 2.25Cr-1Mo/2.25Cr-1Mo similar
weld joint, and a 2.25Cr-1Mo/Alloy 800 dissimilar weld joint at 823 K over a stress range of 90 to 250 MPa has been carried
out. The specimens for creep testing were taken from single-V weld pads fabricated by a shielded metal arc-welding process
using 2.25Cr-1Mo steel (for similar-joint) and INCONEL 182 (for dissimilar-joint) electrodes. The weld pads were subsequently
given a postweld heat treatment (PWHT) of 973 K for 1 hour. The microstructure and microhardness of the weld joints were evaluated
in the as-welded, postweld heat-treated, and creep-tested conditions. The heat-affected zone (HAZ) of similar weld joint consisted
of bainite in the coarse-prior-austenitic-grain (CPAG) region near the fusion line, followed by bainite in the fine-prior-austenitic-grain
(FPAG) and intercritical regions merging with the unaffected base metal. In addition to the HAZ structures in the 2.25Cr-1Mo
steel, the dissimilar weld joint displayed a definite INCONEL/2.25Cr-1Mo weld interface structure present either as a sharp
line or as a diffuse region. A hardness trough was observed in the intercritical region of the HAZ in both weld joints, while
a maxima in hardness was seen at the weld interface of the dissimilar weld joint. Both weld joints exhibited significantly
lower rupture lives compared to the 2.25Cr-1Mo base metal. The dissimilar weld joint exhibited poor rupture life compared
to the similar weld joint, at applied stresses lower than 130 MPa. In both weld joints, the strain distribution across the
specimen gage length during creep testing varied significantly. During creep testing, localization of deformation occurred
in the intercritical HAZ. In the similar weld joint, at all stress levels investigated, and in the dissimilar weld joint,
at stresses ≥150 MPa, the creep failure occurred in the intercritical HAZ. The fracture occurred by transgranular mode with
a large number of dimples. At stresses below 150 MPa, the failure in the dissimilar weld joint occurred in the CPAG HAZ near
to the weld interface. The failure occurred by extensive intergranular creep cavity formation. |
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