Effect of wire feed rate on microstructure development during bead on plate welding of microalloyed steel using P-GMAW

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2020

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John M.
Kumar P.A.
Udaya Bhat K.

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Welding of advanced high strength steel has been challenging because of difficulties associated with retaining high strength and toughness in the weldment. In this investigation, Ti-Nb microalloyed 800 MPa steel was subjected to bead on plate welding trials using ER70S-6 filler wire. Synergic pulsed mode was used for welding. Here the system could optimize the welding current and voltage once the selection of wire feed rate was done. Analysis of weld bead was done by measuring the weld bead parameters, observing microstructural details and calculating microhardness values. The investigation indicates that 6 m/min wire feed rate produces good weld bead, minimum reinforcement and optimum dilution. The microstructure is predominantly acicular in nature and microhardness in weld and HAZ is higher compared to the beads produced using other wire feed rates. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Materials Today: Proceedings , Vol. 42 , , p. 423 - 428

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