Abstract
An electron beam welded joint of bronze and steel has been investigated by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The phases and the resulting microstructure in the different zones of the joint have been characterised in detail and compared to hardness. The fine grained microstructure of the weld zone is partly dominated by the directed solidification of the melt. It mainly consists of the α-copper solid solution phase, the intermetallic δ phase Cu31>Sn8> as well as the bainitic and the martensitic steel phase. This mixture results in a considerably increase in hardness compared to base materials. The heat affected zone of bronze shows a refinement of the used dendritic cast material in a very small area. In the heat affected zone of the mild steel the change of microstructure depends on the distance from the weld zone due to the influence of thermal energy impact and heat dissipation. A maximum of hardness is reached nearby the weld due to the formation of bainite and martensite. The resulting hardness profile is asymmetrical.
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