On the disperse acicular ferrite formation in the structure of cold-resistant joints under temperatures up to –70°С in MMA welding of 10KhSND steel. Part 1

The article presents an analysis of the metallurgical techniques that provide high quality electrodes for manual arc welding of low-carbon low-alloyed cold-resistant steels. It is shown that it is possible to improve technological and operational properties of welded joints at very low climatic temperatures up to –70°C implementing micro-alloying of the weld metal with nitrogen, titanium, cerium oxide and diamond nanopowder produced by detonation synthesis. The composition introduced into the electrode coating modifier mixture is identified. The cumulative effect of its components on the weld impact strength under temperature testing within the range from –20 up to –70°C was established. The matrix of the weld metal is composed mainly of disperse acicular ferrite, hardened by nanoparticles allegedly nitrides and carbonitrides of titanium and aluminum. It is shown that the centers for the crystallization of acicular ferrite are micro-sized non-metallic inclusions formed on ultrafine titanium nitrides. It was revealed that the toughness of the weld metal at low climatic temperatures is higher than toughness of joints welded by massively imported Japanese KOBELCO electrodes LB-52U. The results of the study make it possible to increase the cold resistance of welded structures for petrochemical plants and other facilities located in the Extreme North of the Russian Federation.
Part 2 of the article will be devoted to the study of the welding and technological properties of coated electrodes.

coated electrode, modifying mixture, welds, microalloying, acicular ferrite, toughness, cold resistance

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