Formation and structure of vortex zones arising upon explosion welding of carbon steels

• Published in: Physics of metals and metallography 2012-03, Vol.113 (3), p.233-240
• Main Authors: Bataev, I. A., Bataev, A. A., Mali, V. I., Burov, V. G., Prikhod’ko, E. A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Analysis; Carbon steel; Carbon steels; Chemistry and Materials Science; Diffusion; Explosions; Explosive forming; Explosive welding; Ferrite; Fluid flow; Hardness; Iron compounds; Materials Science; Metallic Materials; Phase Transformations; Structure; Vortices; Welding
• ISSN: 0031-918X; 1555-6190
• DOI: 10.1134/S0031918X12030039

Presented are the results of investigation of vortex zones arising upon explosion welding of thin plates of steel 20. Specific features of the structure of the vortices and zones of the deformed material adjacent to them have been revealed by methods of structure analysis. It has been shown that in the process of explosive loading the central regions of the vortices characterized by an enhanced carbon content were in the molten state. The microhardness in the region of vortex zones reaches 5700 MPa. The character of the arrangement of ferrite grains and martensite microvolumes in peripheral regions of vortices is caused by intense rotation of the material. The intense intermixing of materials in different states of aggregation in vortex zones is one of the factors responsible for the formation of cavities, whose volume exceeds the volume shrinkage occurring upon casting of carbon steels. It has been established that traces of vortex zones are retained even after one-hour annealing of welded packets at 800°C.