Abstract
A 1 GPa class weld metal was prepared by multi-pass welding using a prototype flux-cored wire, and the correlation between microstructure and low-temperature impact toughness of the weld metal was investigated. The microstructure of the as-deposited columnar region and the equiaxed region reheated by subsequent welding passes was observed, and it was found that low-temperature transformation products such as bainite and martensite mainly developed in both regions. Since the prior austenite grains were coarse in the columnar region, the effective grain size of the final microstructure could be large; in this case, it was confirmed that the low-temperature impact toughness of the weld metal was very low. However, in the weld metal used in this study, acicular ferrite was formed inside the grains of the columnar region; the effective grain size and grain boundary misorientation distribution of the final microstructure were similar to those of the equiaxed region, and a good low-temperature impact toughness of the weld metal was obtained. Key words: High strength steel, Multi-pass weld metal, Acicular ferrite, Impact toughness
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