Abstract
A novel technology has been developed to recycle steel slag as a flux for the submerged arc welding process. The chemical, mechanical, and metallurgical properties of welds produced using recycled slag have been evaluated and compared with that of fresh flux available in the market. The tensile strengths of weld metal prepared with recycled slag and fresh flux are 462.25 MPa and 471.49 MPa, which are comparable. The impact strength of welds produced using recycled slag is 83.66 J which is acceptable in accordance with AWS SFA 5.17 specifications. The welds produced were subjected to non-destructive tests such as radiography and also dye-penetration test apart from visual inspection to ascertain the soundness of welds produced. Metallurgical investigations were carried out, and a favorable microstructure containing acicular ferrite was obtained in welds deposited using recycled slag. Similar trends of microhardness survey have been observed in both the welds produced.
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