Effect of Welding Heat Input on Microstructure and Properties of Coarse Grain Zone in Heat Affected Zone of Ultra-Low Carbon Bainitic Steel

Abstract

In order to explore the effect of different the welding heat input on microstructure and impact properties in coarse grain zone in heat affected zone (CGHAZ) of ultra-low carbon bainitic steel welded joint. In this paper, Gleeble-3500 thermal simulation testing machine was used to simulate different heat input, to study the effect of linear energy on the microstructure and impact toughness of the CGHAZ of Q420qEN steel joint. The scanning electron microscope (SEM), oscillographic impact microscope and transmission electron microscope (TEM) were used. The results show that the microstructure of CGHAZ is mainly the lath bainite and granular bainite. When the welding heat input is 30kJ•cm-1, the CGHAZ grains have obvious growth phenomenon. With the increase of the welding heat input, the grain size also grows. Meanwhile, as the welding heat input increases from 18kJ•cm^-1 to 30kJ•cm^-1, the impact toughness of the CGHAZ of joint increases first and then decreases at -20°C.

Keywords:
ultra-low carbon bainitic steel; gleeble-3500; heat affected zone; microstructure; impact property