A study on the vacuum brazing of carbon steels to a stainless steel

탄소강과 스테인리스강의 진공브레이징에 관한 연구

Vacuum brazing is the most modern brazing process and is at present, far from being completely understood. By brazing under high vacuum, in an atmosphere free of oxidizing gases, a superior product with greater strength, ductility and uniformity can be obtained. In this study, the influence of brazing parameters such as base metal characteristics, joint clearance and brazing time were described in relation to the metallurgical phenomena and shear strength of vacuum-brazed joints between carbon steels and 304 stainless steel (SUS 304) brazed by copper filler metal. In copper brazing of SUS 304 to a medium carbon steel(M.C.S) the columnar Fe-Cr-Ni-Cu-C alloy structure was formed and grew from the M.C.S side and at the same time, the surface of M.C.S. was decarbonized. The driving force for the formation and growth of columnar structure was the difference of carbon content between base metals. As the joint clearance is narrower and brazing time is longer, the formation and growth of columnar phase and decarburization of carbon steels were more noticeable. Because of decarburization of carbon steels, the shear strength of brazed joints were reduced as the formation of columnar structure was increased.

본 연구에서는 위의 두번째 연구동향과 맥락을 같이하는 것으로서 스테인리스 강(SUS304)에 대한 진공브레이징 연구 및 탄소강의 진공 브레이징에 대한 연구결과들 을 토대로 하여 SUS304와 탄소강과의 진공브레이징 현상을 연구하였는데 특히 모재의 탄소함유량, 브레이징시간 및 접합부 틈새(joint clearance)등에 따라 접합부에 나타 나는 여러 금속학적 현상의 규명 및 접합강도(joint strength)에 대해 변수들이 미치 는 영향을 연구 하였다.