Effect of Heat Input on M-A Constituent and Toughness of Coarse Grain Heat-Affected Zone in an X100 Pipeline Steel
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The joining of 14.8 mm thick pipeline steels was achieved with developments in high-power fiber laser by laser welding or hybrid laser arc welding. However, there were few studies on the effects of single-pass welding heat input on the M-A component and impact toughness of the heat-affected zone. In this study, single-pass welding thermal cycle was performed on Gleeble 3800 thermal simulation tester; the effect of heat input on microstructure, M-A constituent, hardness, toughness and corrosion resistance of coarse-grained heat-affected zone of X100 pipeline steel was studied. The results showed: The microstructure was lath martensite with a heat input of less than 8 kJ/cm. When the heat input was 26-36 kJ/cm, the microstructure was granular bainite. The heat input had not obvious effect on hardness (only 16% hardness reduction in this heat input arrange). However, the impact toughness was strongly influenced by heat input, with an 88% hardness reduction compared to base metal, due to M-A constituent and prior austenite grain size. Few finer M-A constituent dispersing in austenite was obtained instead of necklace-like M-A constituent at the prior austenite grain boundary when the welding heat input was less than 15 kJ/cm, which was beneficial to improve the impact toughness and corrosion resistance of welded joints of X100 pipeline steels.
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OpenAlex topics: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels · Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses · Metal Alloys Wear and Properties
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