Effect of Fluid Flow on Inclusion Coarsening in Low-Alloy Steel Welds
- ORNL
Oxide inclusions form in welds because of deoxidation reactions in the weld pool. These inclusions control the weld microstructure development. Thermodynamic and kinetic calculation of oxidation reaction can describe inclusion characteristics such as number density, size, and composition. Experimental work has shown that fluid-flow velocity gradients in the weld pool can accelerate inclusion growth by collision and coalescence. Moreover, fluid flow in welds can transport inclusions to different temperature regions that may lead to repeated dissolution and growth of inclusions. These phenomena are being studied with the help of computational coupled heat transfer, fluid-flow, thermodynamic, and kinetic models. The results show that the inclusion formation in steel welds can be described as a function of the welding processes, process parameters, and steel composition.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oak Ridge, TN
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-96OR22464
- OSTI ID:
- 2972
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/CP-100538; KC 02 01 05 0; ON: DE00002972
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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