Abstract
The application of electron beam sweep makes it possible to carry out multifocal and multi-beam welding, as well as combine the welding process with local heating or subsequent heat treatment, which is important when preparing products from thermally-hardened materials. This paper presents a method of electron beam welding (EBW) with dynamic beam positioning and its experimental-calculation results regarding the formation of structures and properties of heat-resistant steel welded joints (grade of steel 20Cr3MoWV). The application of electron beam oscillations in welding makes it possible to change the shape and dimensions of welding pool. It also affects the crystallization and formation of a primary structure. It has been established that EBW with dynamic beam positioning increases the weld metal residence time and the thermal effect zone above the critical A3 point, increases cooling time and considerably reduces instantaneous cooling rates as compared to welding without beam sweep. Also, the difference between cooling rates in the depth of a welded joint considerably reduces the degree of structural non-uniformity. A bainitic–martensitic structure is formed in the weld metal and the thermal effect zone throughout the whole depth of fusion. As a result of this structure, the level of mechanical properties of a welded joint produced from EBW with dynamic electron beam positioning approaches that of parent metal to a greater extent than in the case of welding by a static beam. As a consequence, welding of heat-resistant steels reduces the degree of non-uniformity of mechanical properties in the depth of welded joints, as well as decreases the level of hardening of a welded joint in relation to parent metal.
Highlights
Electron beam welding (EBW) is being increasingly implemented in various applications [1], including the manufacturing of essential products
EBW is used at the final stage of manufacturing the products from thermally-hardened materials with a given set of properties, which makes it difficult or impossible to carry out subsequent heat treatment of welded joints
We present the results of studies on the effect of EBW with dynamic beam positioning on the formation of structures and properties of heat-resistant steel welded joints
Summary
Electron beam welding (EBW) is being increasingly implemented in various applications [1], including the manufacturing of essential products. EBW is used at the final stage of manufacturing the products from thermally-hardened materials with a given set of properties, which makes it difficult or impossible to carry out subsequent heat treatment of welded joints. At the same time, welded joint properties must be similar to those of the parent product material [2]. It is important to note that EBW can have the desired effect on solid and high-melting alloys and on thermally hardened materials. The level of hardening of welded joints from heat-resistant steels in products for which there is only a low tempering rate is high enough.
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