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Effect of shielding gas composition on the properties of hyperbaric GMA welds in duplex steels

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OSTI ID:27953
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  1. GKSS Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH (Germany). Inst. fuer Anlagentechnik
  2. Cranfield Univ., Bedford (United Kingdom). School of Industrial and Manufacturing Science
By using Ar/He based shielding gas mixtures with a variety of oxygen and nitrogen additions the absorption of active gas components into duplex stainless steels welded under hyperbaric conditions was examined. The pressure levels used corresponded to seawater depths of 100m, 200m and 300m. The GMAW process in the short circuit transfer mode was used for all tests. Both bead-on-plate and ``V`` butt joints were carried out. The effect of variations in the weld metal active gas components on the weld metal chemical composition and phase balance was investigated. In a second set of tests the effect of varying heat inputs on the phase balance and microstructure was assessed.
OSTI ID:
27953
Report Number(s):
CONF-940230--; ISBN 0-7918-1266-9
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English