EVALUATION OF THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND MICROSTRUCTURE OF A-TIG AND TIG WELDMENTS OF INCONEL 617

S. Senthil Kumaar, Nanda Naik Korra, K. Devakumaran and K. Ganesh Kumar
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S. Senthil Kumaar: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 620015, Tamil Nadu, India
Nanda Naik Korra: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 620015, Tamil Nadu, India
K. Devakumaran: ��Welding Research Institute, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
K. Ganesh Kumar: ��Welding Research Institute, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

Surface Review and Letters (SRL), 2024, vol. 31, issue 01, 1-16

Abstract: This work is based on a comparative study of the weldments fabricated by Activated Flux Tungsten Inert Gas (A-TIG) welding and autogenous Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding of 10 mm thick Inconel 617 plates. Flux powders used for A-TIG welding were Titanium dioxide (TiO2) and Silicon dioxide (SiO2). Macrostructure and microstructure analyses and characterization of mechanical properties of both A-TIG and TIG weldments were investigated. The microstructure of Inconel 617 was made up of several secondary phases and fine austenitic grains. Mechanical testing carried out in this study included Bend Test, Tensile Test, Vicker’s Micro-Hardness Test and Charpy Impact Test at room temperature (RT) and a sub-zero temperature (SZT) of −50∘C. The Bend test was found satisfactory for both A-TIG and TIG weldments. TIG weldments’ tensile strength and microhardness were determined to be 782 MPa and 265.44 HV, respectively. However, it was determined that the base metal had a tensile strength of 756 MPa and that the tensile strength and microhardness of the A-TIG weldment were 707 MPa and 252.73 HV, respectively. The TIG weldment was proved to have the highest tensile strength and microhardness due to the availability of strengthening elements like Molybdenum (Mo) and Chromium (Cr), as carbides in the fusion zone. Impact toughness of the A-TIG weldment was higher than that of the TIG weldment both at room and sub-zero temperatures due to the application of TiO2 as flux and the high heat input during A-TIG welding. The ductile mode of fracture was observed in all weldments.

Keywords: Inconel 617; A-TIG welding; TIG welding; microstructural analysis; mechanical properties characterization; fractography analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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