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Effects of Welding Procedure on Corrosion Resistance and Hydrogen Embrittlement of Supermartensitic Stainless Steel Deposits

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The effects of shielding gas and post weld heat treatment on the pitting resistance, stress corrosion cracking and hydrogen embrittlement of supermartensitic stainless steel deposits were studied. Two all-weld-metal test coupons were prepared using a metal-cored wire under Ar+5% He and Ar+18% CO2 gas shielding mixtures. Solubilizing and solubilizing plus double tempering heat treatments were done with the objective of achieving different microstructural results. The samples welded under Ar+5% He showed higher pitting corrosion resistance, for all post weld heat treatments, than those welded under Ar+18% CO2. The different post weld heat treatments generated higher susceptibility to this corrosion mechanism. None of the samples presented signs of stress corrosion cracking, but in those subjected to the heat treatment, grain boundary selective attack was observed, on the surfaces of all the samples studied. The samples with highest hardness were more susceptible to hydrogen damage, thereby leading to reduced tensile strength on this condition.

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  1. Research Secretariat, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Lomas de Zamora, 1832, Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Zappa Sebastián (Doctor) & Surian Estela

  2. DEYTEMA-Development and Technology of Materials Centre, Regional Faculty San Nicolás, National Technological University, 2900, San Nicolás, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Surian Estela

  3. Materials and Structures Laboratory, INTECIN, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Buenos Aires, CABA, 1127, Argentina

    Svoboda Hernán

  4. CONICET-National Scientific and Technical Research Council, CABA, Buenos Aires, 1033, Argentina

    Svoboda Hernán

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Sebastián, Z., Estela, S. & Hernán, S. Effects of Welding Procedure on Corrosion Resistance and Hydrogen Embrittlement of Supermartensitic Stainless Steel Deposits. J. Iron Steel Res. Int. 20, 124–132 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1006-706X(13)60225-3

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