Effect of Peak Temperature on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Thermally Simulated Welding Heat-Affected Zones for 09MnNiDR Steel
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The microstructures and mechanical properties of various heat-affected zones (HAZs) for 09MnNiDR pressure vessel steel are systematically analyzed. The results show that at − 70 °C, the thermally simulated subcritical heat-affected zone (SCHAZ) reaches the impact toughness of 270 J, which is the highest among various HAZs. Owing to the appearance of martensite–austenite (M–A) constituents distributed along the grain boundary in the thermally simulated critical heat-affected zone and fine-grained heat-affected zone, the impact toughness sharply decreases compared with that of the SCHAZ. The impact toughness of the coarse-grained heat-affected zone (CGHAZ) reaches 20 J, which makes the CGHAZ the weakest zone. The microstructure of the CGHAZ is composed of relatively coarse bainite and ferrite. Moreover, the proportion of high-angle grain boundaries (HAGBs) in CGHAZ is the lowest, at only 22%. Coarse grain size, microstructural transformation, and different proportions of HAGBs significantly affect the impact toughness in each zone of HAZs.
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