This work aims to study welding techniques applied to repair of components made of ASTM A387 Gr.11 steel, widely used in the oil and gas industry. Due to the working conditions it is needed use materials having good strength and corrosion resistance. UNS N06625 Ni-based alloy (Inconel 625) was used as the filler metal. MIG / MAG welding process was used to apply the temper bead welding technique with two layers...
Duplex stainless steels present ferrite and austenite in their microstructure in order to join good mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. These materials are very used in petrochemical industry, being the DSS UNS S31803 one of the most commercially known. There were not much published literature to study the influence of the precipitation of Widmanstätten austenite in joins with some restriction. This...
The energy input in welding can be adjusted by either control of welding power (voltage and welding current) or welding speed. These different ways of changing can result in different residual stress profiles in the welded joint. Then, the aim of this work is to evaluate, in an independent way, the welding energy input, current and speed effect on the final residual stresses of a multipass joint. Semi-v chamfer...
The powder plasma process is one of the latest on weld overlay application and it has as main feature getting the dilution control. The weld overlay with the Super Duplex Stainless Steels is an interesting alternative for the construction and repair of equipment for applications in severe corrosive medium corrosion, allowing reach the desirable characteristics: good resistance corrosion and mechanical propertie...
The present study discusses the use of the Tandem GMAW process as a technology capable of postponement manufacturing in the production of specific alloys, using different commercially available alloys. The results show that the Tandem GMAW process can be successful applied to produce in-situ alloys for specific purposes by combining different alloys during the welding procedure, leading to advances in the manuf...
This study aimed to investigate the susceptibility of AISI 410S ferritic stainless steel to intergranular corrosion when friction stir welded (FSW) using the double-loop electrochemical potentiokinetic reactivation (DL-EPR) test. The highest values obtained for the ratio between the reactivation current (Ir) and the activation current (Ia) were found at the top of the advancing side for the two conditions teste...
The Friction Stir Welding process parameters were varied to provide a combination of an acceptable surface finish, absence of cracks, and full tool penetration. Two levels of rotation speed and axial forces from 10 to 30 kN were applied, whilst keeping the welding speed constant at 1 mm/s. One of the defects analyzed was the production of flashes. This can occur due to an increase in axial force and because of ...
One of the possibilities of variation of the Tandem GMAW process is the use of out-of -phase current pulse, with the aim of giving greater stability to the voltaic arcs. In some works available in the literature, the authors found results that showed that this effect of out-of -phase current pulse was not significant. Another aspect that is also widely defended in pulsed GMAW welding is the condition of a drop ...
Quantitative analyses produce important information concerning the microstructural characteristics of materials, which are reflected in the main properties of the materials. The secondary and backscattered electron modes represent the two main techniques most used in scanning electron microscopy, to produce images and, consequently, realize a quantitative analysis. However, each technique has its advantages and...
Weld overlay with Ni-based superalloys is an important option for industrial applications. New alloys have been developed to assure desirable characteristics such as corrosion resistance. The Inconel 686 superalloy was developed with a higher Cr and Mo content in order to improve its resistance to corrosion. However, information in the literature about the solidification and weld microstructure of this alloy is...