Effect of Activated Flux on TIG Welding of 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel

Autogenous bead on plate (BOP) welding was performed on 3 mm thick AISI 304 stainless steel plate by flux activated TIG (A-TIG) welding and conventional TIG (C-TIG) welding process. TiO2, Al2O3 and CaF2 were employed as flux material, and their effect on the weld geometry, microstructure and micro-h...

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Published in:Materials today : proceedings 2019, Vol.18, p.4792-4798
Main Authors: Kumar, Kamlesh, Chandra Deheri, Sushanta, Masanta, Manoj
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
A-TIG welding
activated flux
micro-hardness
microstructure
weld geometry
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Summary:Autogenous bead on plate (BOP) welding was performed on 3 mm thick AISI 304 stainless steel plate by flux activated TIG (A-TIG) welding and conventional TIG (C-TIG) welding process. TiO2, Al2O3 and CaF2 were employed as flux material, and their effect on the weld geometry, microstructure and micro-hardness value were analysed and compared with the C-TIG welding method. The experimental results showed that weld penetration depth enhanced approximately 75% for using TiO2 and 10 % for Al2O3 as compared to C-TIG welding; whereas, for using CaF2 the weld penetration depth reduced marginally. Although the width of the A-TIG welded samples were higher than the C-TIG welded sample, it was evident that the weld aspect ratio improved significantly for using TiO2 as flux material. The microstructural analysis showed that spacing between the skeleton ferrite and the size of lathy ferrite structure is more for using TiO2 as activated flux.
ISSN:2214-7853
2214-7853
DOI:10.1016/j.matpr.2019.07.467