Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 46, Issue 7, 0702004(2019)

Low-Temperature Fracture Toughness of Laser-MAG Hybrid Welding Joint in Weather-Resistant Steel

Yong Chen*, Hui Chen*, Rendong Li, Xiaoli Che, and Chengzhu Zhang
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  • Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, China
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    To understand the low-temperature fracture behavior of the laser-MAG(metal active gas) hybrid welding joint of weather-resistant steel for high-speed trains, the integral values Jm of fracture toughness of the welding metal, heat-affected zone, and base material are obtained through a low-temperature fracture toughness test. The relationship between fracture toughness and temperature is fitted by the Boltzmann function, and the ductile-to-brittle transition temperature of each zone is obtained. The results demonstrate that the variation trend of the fracture toughness of each zone is reduced as temperature decreases. The base material has higher low-temperature toughness compared with the welding metal. The ductile-to-brittle transition temperatures of the welding metal and heat-affected zone are -65.9 ℃ and -70.4 ℃ respectively, both of which are higher than that of the base material (-81.9 ℃). The micro-fracture mechanism of each zone of the laser-MAG hybrid welding joint is explained based on the observation of the microstructure and fracture morphology. The poor low-temperature fracture toughness of the welding metal is primarily due to the large-size coarse grain and proeutectoid ferrite in the microstructure.

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    Yong Chen, Hui Chen, Rendong Li, Xiaoli Che, Chengzhu Zhang. Low-Temperature Fracture Toughness of Laser-MAG Hybrid Welding Joint in Weather-Resistant Steel[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2019, 46(7): 0702004

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser manufacturing

    Received: Jan. 8, 2019

    Accepted: Mar. 4, 2019

    Published Online: Jul. 11, 2019

    The Author Email: Chen Yong (xnrpt@swjtu.edu.cn), Chen Hui (xnrpt@swjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL201946.0702004

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