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Spatially resolved X-ray diffraction (SRXRD) experiments have been performed during gas tungstenarc (GTA) welding of AISI 1045 C-Mn steel at input powers ranging from 1000 to 3750 W. In-situ diffraction patterns taken at discreet locations across the width of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) near the peak of the heating cycle in each weld show regions containing austenite (γ), ferrite and austenite (α+γ), and ferrite (α). Changes in input power have a demonstrated effect on the resulting sizes of these regions. The largest effect is on the γ phase region, which nearly triples in width with increasing input power, while the width of the surrounding two-phase α+γ region remains relatively constant. An analysis of the diffraction patterns obtained across this range of locations allows the formation of austenite from the base-metal microstructure to be monitored. After the completion of the α → γ transformation, a splitting of the austenite peaks is observed at temperatures between approximately 860 °C and 1290 °C. This splitting in the austenite peaks results from the dissolution of cementite laths originally present in the base-metal pearlite, which remain after the completion of the α → γ transformation, and represents the formation of a second more highly alloyed austenite constituent. With increasing temperatures, carbon, originally present in the cementite laths, diffuses from the second newly formed austenite constituent to the original austenite constituent. Eventually, a homogeneous austenitic microstructure is produced at temperatures of approximately 1300 °C and above, depending on the weld input power.
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Palmer, T.A., Elmer, J.W. Direct observations of the α → γ transformation at different input powers in the heat-affected zone of 1045 C-Mn steel arc welds observed by spatially resolved X-ray diffraction. Metall Mater Trans A 36, 3353–3369 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-005-0010-x
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