Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the tensile properties and microstructures of dissimilar welds between 11Cr-ferritic/martensitic steel and 316 stainless steel after thermal aging at temperatures between 400 and 600 °C up to 30,000 h. Characterization of microstructure was carried out by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Microstructural analysis showed that the microstructure in the weld metals (WMs) consisted of lath martensite containing a small amount of residual austenite. Thermal aging hardening of WMs occurred at 400 and 450 °C due to the effects of both α-α’ phase separation and G-phase precipitation. However, there was no significant change in the total elongation, and fracture surfaces indicated that very fine dimpled rupture was predominant rather than the cleavage rupture. It was suggested that lath martensite phases enhanced the tensile strength due to phase separation, while residual austenite played a role in keeping elongation as a soft phase.
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