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Microstructural characteristics of different heat-affected zones in welded joints of UNS S32304 duplex stainless steel using the GMAW process: analysis of the pitting corrosion resistance

Corrosion Reviews, ISSN: 2191-0316, Vol: 42, Issue: 1, Page: 93-105
2024
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The influence of specific microstructural characteristics on the properties of single-pass welding joints was assessed by optical processed images, transmission electron microscopy, microhardness measurements and corrosion tests conducted in various regions of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) in a lean duplex stainless steel. The welded joints were obtained with heat inputs of 1.5 and 2.5 kJ/mm using a gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process with a shielding gas enriched in Ar. Three selected regions in the HAZ showed different ferrite grain sizes and austenite fractions. The place in the welded joint where the HAZ was narrowest, and therefore experiences the highest cooling rate, is most prone to the formation of cubic CrN metastable nitrides. Conversely, the place where the HAZ was wider promotes the precipitation of stable CrN nitrides with more coalesced intragranular austenite (IGA) particles, where presumably random interfaces predominate. The HAZ region where the cooling rate was the highest presented more pitting corrosion resistance.

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Eduardo V. Morales; Amado Cruz-Crespo; Juan A. Pozo-Morejón; Jorge V. M. Oria; Leonardo S. Araujo; Ivani S. Bott

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Chemistry; Chemical Engineering; Materials Science

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