Abstract
Gas Tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process was employed for welding of Inconel 718 with two different shielding gases, namely argon (Ar) and argon with a 5 vol% hydrogen mixture (ArH) and two fillers viz., ERNiCrMo-10 and ERNiCrMo-4. The effects of gas composition and filler wires on the laves phase formation were studied in detail. The results revealed that hydrogen addition through ArH shielding gas mixture resulted in better grain refinement in the welds than pure Ar. The hydrogen addition induced a steep thermal gradient in the weld, which lowered the segregation of elements like Niobium (Nb) and Molybdenum (Mo) at the interdendritic regions. The laves phase formation in Mo-rich filler addition welds was minimized due to restriction of Nb segregation by Mo at the interdendritic region. Tensile test results indicated that the strength and ductility of the joints of both autogenous and filler added welds of Ar were higher than the ArH shielded welds. In the case of filler added welds, higher Mo content filler exhibited better tensile properties in both shielding gas combinations due to solid solution strengthening of Mo. Nano-sized hydrogen assisted cracks observed in ArH autogenous welds caused a reduction of strength and ductility.
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