Effect of Post-welded Heat Treatment on the Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded Joint of High-nitrogen Austenitic Stainless Steel

doi:10.3901/JME.2015.22.047

Abstract

Abstract: Friction stir welding is applied to a high-nitrogen austenitic stainless steel. Loss of nitrogen and other precipitates are not found during the process of friction stir welding. In the as-welded joint, the nugget zone is consisted of fine grains with high fraction of low angle boundaries. Significant differences of microstructure are observed along the transverse direction of as-welded joint. Further, the post-weld heat treatment joint is shown an effectively weaken difference. The differences of microstructure have a significant impact to the mechanical property. In the as-welded, the distribution of different microstructures leads to overmatching characteristic with higher strength but lower ductile. In the post-weld heat treatment joint, the strength matching mode is changed. The elongation of the joint is increased companied with enhanced strength.

Key words: differences of microstructure, friction stir welding, high-nitrogen austenitic stainless steel, post-weld heat treatment, strength matching

LI Yijun, DU Dongxu, FU Ruidong. Effect of Post-welded Heat Treatment on the Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded Joint of High-nitrogen Austenitic Stainless Steel[J]. Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2015, 51(22): 47-53.

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