Effects of Post-Weld Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Toughness of Flash Butt Welded High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel

Effect of post-weld heat treatment on the weld microstructure, texture, and its correlation to the toughness of flash butt welded joints were investigated. Upon flash butt welding, the α and γ -fiber in the parent material converted to Goss (110)[001], rotated Goss (110)[1 1 ¯ 0], and rotated cube (...

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Published in:Metallurgical and materials transactions. A, Physical metallurgy and materials science Physical metallurgy and materials science, 2018-04, Vol.49 (4), p.1276-1286
Main Authors: Shajan, Nikhil, Arora, Kanwer Singh, Asati, Brajesh, Sharma, Vikram, Shome, Mahadev
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Annealing
Austenite
Butt joints
Butt welding
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry and Materials Science
Flash welding
Fracture toughness
Heat treating
High strength low alloy steels
Materials Science
Metallic Materials
Metallurgy
Microstructure
Nanotechnology
Post-weld heat treatment
Recrystallization
Shear deformation
Structural Materials
Surfaces and Interfaces
Texture
Thin Films
Welded joints
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Summary:Effect of post-weld heat treatment on the weld microstructure, texture, and its correlation to the toughness of flash butt welded joints were investigated. Upon flash butt welding, the α and γ -fiber in the parent material converted to Goss (110)[001], rotated Goss (110)[1 1 ¯ 0], and rotated cube (001)[1 1 ¯ 0], (001)[ 11 ¯ 0] textures along the fracture plane. Formation of these detrimental texture components was a result of shear deformation and recrystallization of austenite at temperatures above T nr resulting in a drop of toughness at the weld zone. Inter-critical and sub-critical annealing cycles proved to be less effective in reducing the Goss (110)[001], rotated Goss (110)[1 1 ¯ 0], and rotated cube (001)[1 1 ¯ 0], (001)[ 11 ¯ 0] texture components, and therefore, toughness values remained unaffected. Post-weld heat treatment in the austenite phase field at 1000 °C for 5 seconds resulted in the formation of new grains with different orientations leading to a reduction in the texture intensities of both Goss and rotated Goss components and therefore improved weld zone toughness. Prolonged annealing time was found to be ineffective in improving the toughness due to grain growth.
ISSN:1073-5623
1543-1940
DOI:10.1007/s11661-018-4499-1