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Evaluating thermo-mechanical processing as a tool in improving the weldment mechanical behavior

Conference · · TMS (The Metallurgical Society) Paper Selection; (USA)
OSTI ID:5366816
The weld metal grain refinement through recrystallization by post-weld thermo-mechanical processing (TMP) of the weldment (a composite of weld metal, base metal and HAZ) was found feasible from an earlier study for a type AISI 316 austenitic stainless steel Gas Tungsten Arc weldment. The room temperature microhardness studies on TMP weldments indicated a better compatibility between base and weld metal mechanical properties. The thermo-mechanical processing involved an optimum amount of cold work (determined by trail and error) and heat treating the weldment at solutionizing temperature. The presence of as-solidified stable dislocation microstructure (sub-boundaries) in the weld metal makes it susceptible to recrystallization with the above processing, without affecting the surrounding base metal grain structure. Microhardness measurements and tensile tests were done on the TMP weldments at different temperatures to evaluate the time-independent weldment mechanical behavior and to compare this information to the as-welded weldment properties.
OSTI ID:
5366816
Report Number(s):
CONF-840909--
Conference Information:
Journal Name: TMS (The Metallurgical Society) Paper Selection; (USA) Journal Volume: 56
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English