Abstract
The effect of the application of a 3 mT electromagnetic field (EMF) during the welding of a 2205 duplex stainless steel on the resistance to fatigue damage was investigated on samples subjected to high cycle fatigue (HCF) and very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) conditions. Ferrite grain refinement, high volume fraction of regenerated austenite in the heat affected zone and smaller columnar grains in the weld metal were induced by (EMF) application during gas metal arc welding. The improved microstructure evolution during the thermal cycle increased the number of microstructural barriers, hindering the nucleation and growth of microstructurally short fatigue cracks.
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