Welding effects on the mechanical integrity of a TRIP800 steel: A comparison of laser CO2 and GMAW processes

In this work a strip of a transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) steel was welded using gas metal arc welding (GMAW) and Laser CO2 welding (LBW) processes and the resultant strength and ductility of the welded joints evaluated. It was found that LBW lead to relatively high hardness in the fusion z...

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Autores: Perez-Medina, G.Y. [0000-0002-4732-1560], Lopez, H.F., Reyes-Valdés, F.A., Garza-Gomez, A., López-Ochoa, L.M. [0000-0001-5883-8832]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de La Rioja (UR)
Repositorio:RIUR. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Rioja
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.dialnet.es:doc/5bbc69bab750603269e82065
Acceso en línea:https://investigacion.unirioja.es/documentos/5bbc69bab750603269e82065
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Color metallography
Gmaw
Laser
Retained austenite
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Sumario:In this work a strip of a transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) steel was welded using gas metal arc welding (GMAW) and Laser CO2 welding (LBW) processes and the resultant strength and ductility of the welded joints evaluated. It was found that LBW lead to relatively high hardness in the fusion zone, FZ where the resultant microstructure was predominantly martensite. The relative volume fractions of phases developed in the welded regions were quantitatively measured using color metallography combined with X-ray diffraction analyses. It was found that the heat affected zone, HAZ developed the maximum amount of martensite (up to 32%) in the steel welded using LBW besides a mixture of bainite, retained austenite and ferrite phases. In contrast, a relatively low percent of martensite (10.8%) was found in the HAZ when the GMAW process was implemented. © 2014, Committee of Metallurgy. All rights reserved.