CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES ON

AUTOGENOUS TIG WELDING OF DUPLEX

STAINLESS STEEL

Guided by
Submitted by
S.Sankarapandian
Merlin Medona. C (Asst.prof)
(1523005)

INTRODUCTION:
Joining process in which two (or more) parts are
coalesced at their contacting surfaces by
application of heat and/or pressure
Many welding processes are accomplished by
heat alone, with no pressure applied
Others by a combination of heat and pressure

 Tungsten Inert Gas which is also referred to as

GTAW (Gas Shielded Tungsten Welding).
Uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode and an
inert gas for arc shielding
1. Melting point of tungsten = 3410C (6170F).
2. Used with or without a filler metal. When filler
metal is not used, then it is known as Autogenous
welding.
3. Applications: aluminum and stainless steel mostly.

Characteristics of TIG:
Welds more metals and metal alloys than any
other process
High quality and precision
No sparks or spatter
No flux or slag
No smoke or fumes
Shielding gas protects the weld and tungsten

Characteristics of
Duplex stainless steels
Excellent resistance to pitting corrosion
High resistance to general corrosion in a
variety of environments
Good weldability

OBJECTIVES:
To find the microstructure of the welded
material
by
using
Scanning
Electron
Microscope.
Microstructure
which
also
determine
chemical, physical and mechanical property.
Microstructure which influence all aspects of
the behavior of material.

SCOPES:

Very high mechanical strength

Corrosion resistance due to the
formation of grain boundary .
Applications in automobile, aircraft
structures, pipelines .

METHODOLOGY:
SELECTION OF MATERIAL
AND WELDING PROCESS

Preparation of Specimen

Microscopic study

Mechanical Properties of the samples to

be find

TOOLS REQUIRED:

Weld Expert
Metallurgical Microscope
Scanning electron microscope
Universal Testing Machine

LITERATURE REVIEW 1
The effect of large heat input on the microstructure
and corrosion behavior of simulated heat affected
zone in 2205 duplex stainless steel
Abstract:
In the simulated heat affected zone of 2205 duplex
stainless steel ,effects of large welding heat inputs on
the microstructure and corrosion behavior were
investigated. Growth of grain boundary affecting the
corrosion state.Reduction of chromium content resists
the pitting corrosion.

LITERATURE REVIEW 2

 Abstract:
In order to obtain the information about
weldability of high nitrogen steel
Microstructure and mechanical properties of
heat affected zone under laser welding
conditions were investigated.The impact
toughness of simulated HAZ increases at first
and then decreases with the increase of cooling
time.

LITERATURE REVIEW 3

 Abstract:
The prior-austenite grain size in the heat-affected
zones of single-pass butt welded joints in thick
HSLA-100 steel plates was evaluated.
The grain size was related with the temporal history
of the location, on Gaussian heat source distribution
for two different heat-input conditions.
The austenite grain size significantly influences the
microstructure and properties of the heat-affected
zone.

LITERATURE REVIEW 4

REFERENCES:
Yinhui Yang The effect of large heat input on the
microstructure and corrosion behavior of simulated heat
affected zone in 2205 duplex stainless steel Corrosion
Science 53(2011)3756-3763
Lin Zho Microstructure and mechanical properties of HAZ of
High Nitrogen Steel foe laser welding ISU international
Volume 47
M. Shome Effect of heat-input on austenite grain size in the
heat-affectedzone of HSLA-100 steel
S. Kano a , A. Oba Microstructure and mechanical property
in heat affected zone (HAZ) in F82H jointed with SUS316L
by fiber laser welding

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