Abstract

AbstractThe effect of tempering treatments on the microstructure and creep behaviour of multipass 1·25Cr–0·5Mo steel weldments has been evaluated. While tempering invariably reduced the hardness, significant changes in microstructure were only found after heat treatment at 750°C. In this case ferrite bands developed adjacent to the fusion boundary. Tempering increased creep deformation and reduced failure lifetime for base metal specimens. For crossweld testpieces, the susceptibility to low ductility failures in the heat affected zone was found to be linked to the development of creep cavities and cracks. Thus, brittle failure modes were a function of stress, temperature, microstructure, post weld heat treatment, and to a lesser extent, specimen geometry.MST/3069

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