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Influence of ultrasonic impact treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of nickel-based alloy overlayer on austenitic stainless steel pipe butt girth joint

  • Xilong Zhao (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University) ;
  • Kangming Ren (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University) ;
  • Xinhong Lu (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University) ;
  • Feng He (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University) ;
  • Yuekai Jiang (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University)
  • Received : 2022.05.09
  • Accepted : 2022.07.04
  • Published : 2022.11.25
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Abstract

Ultrasonic impact treatment (UIT) is carried out on the Ni-based alloy stainless steel pipe gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) girth weld, the differences of microstructure, microhardness and shear strength distribution of the joint before and after ultrasonic shock are studied by microhardness test and shear punch test. The results show that after UIT, the plastic deformation layer is formed on the outside surface of the Ni-based alloy overlayer, single-phase austenite and γ type precipitates are formed in the overlayer, and a large number of columnar crystals are formed on the bottom side of the overlayer. The average microhardness of the overlayer increased from 221 H V to 254 H V by 14.9%, the shear strength increased from 696 MPa to 882 MPa with an increase of 26.7% and the transverse average residual stress decreased from 102.71 MPa (tensile stress) to -18.33 MPa (compressive stress), the longitudinal average residual stress decreased from 114.87 MPa (tensile stress) to -84.64 MPa (compressive stress). The fracture surface has been appeared obvious shear lip marks and a few dimples. The element migrates at the fusion boundary between the Ni-based alloy overlayer and the austenitic stainless steel joint, which is leaded to form a local martensite zone and appear hot cracks. The welded joint is cooled by FA solidification mode, which is forming a large number of late and skeleton ferrite phase with an average microhardness of 190 H V and no obvious change in shear strength. The base metal is all austenitic phase with an average microhardness of 206 H V and shear strength of 696 MPa.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province, China (No. 20JR5RA416), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51605384), the Foundation of the Young Teachers in Lanzhou Jiaotong University (2017049).

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