TY - CONF A1 - Huang, S. G. A1 - Vleugels, J. A1 - Mohrbacher, H. A1 - Woydt, Mathias T1 - NbC-based cermets: influence of secondary carbide addition and metal binder T2 - Proceedings of the International Symposium on Wear Resistant Alloy for the Mining and Processing Industry N2 - Full densification of Fe, Co and Ni bonded NbC based cermet’s was achieved by pressure less liquid phase sintering in vacuum for one hour at 1420°C. The hardness and toughness of the NbC matrix cermet’s can be mainly tailored by the binder composition and secondary carbide additions. Ni binder based NbC cermet’s allow the combination of high hardness and improved toughness. The addition of lesser amounts of VC/Cr3C2 in a NbC partially substituted WC-Co cemented carbide increased significantly the hardness in combination with a moderate fracture toughness. T2 - International Symposium on Wear Resistant Alloys for the Mining and Processing Industry CY - Sao Paulo, Brazil DA - 04.05.2015 KW - Niobium carbide KW - Hardmetal KW - Cemented carbide KW - Sintering KW - Grain growth KW - Microstructure KW - Hardness KW - Fracture toughness PY - 2018 SN - 978-0-692-05382-9 SP - 521 EP - 534 AN - OPUS4-44206 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rhode, Michael A1 - Mente, Tobias A1 - Steppan, E. A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Steger, J. T1 - Hydrogen trapping in T24 Cr-Mo-V steel weld joints - microstructure effect vs. experimental influence on activation energy for diffusion JF - Welding in the World N2 - Hydrogen-assisted cracking is a critical combination of local microstructure, mechanical load and hydrogen concentration. Welded microstructures of low-alloyed creep-resistant Cr-Mo-V steels show different hydrogen trapping kinetics. This influences the adsorbed hydrogen concentration as well as the diffusion by moderate or strong trapping. A common approach to describe hydrogen traps is by their activation energy that is necessary to release hydrogen from the trap. In the present study, Cr-Mo-V steel T24 (7CrMoVTiB10-10) base material and TIG weld metal were investigated. Electrochemically hydrogen charged specimens were analyzed by thermal desorption analysis (TDA) with different linear heating rates. The results show two different effects. At first, the microstructure effect on trapping is evident in terms of higher hydrogen concentrations in the weld metal and increased activation energy for hydrogen release. Secondly, it is necessary to monitor the real specimen temperature. A comparison between the adjusted heating rate and the real specimen temperature shows that the calculated activation energy varies by factor two. Thus, the trap character in case of the base material changes to irreversible at decreased temperature. Hence, the effect of the experimental procedure must be considered as well if evaluating TDA results. Finally, realistic temperature assessment is mandatory for calculation of activation energy via TDA. KW - Creep-resistant steel KW - Hydrogen assisted cracking KW - Thermal desorption analysis KW - Welding KW - Microstructure KW - Diffusion PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-017-0546-6 SN - 0043-2288 SN - 1878-6669 VL - 62 IS - 2 SP - 277 EP - 287 PB - Springer CY - Berlin, Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-44505 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Frei, J. A1 - Alexandrov, B. T. A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Low heat input gas metal arc welding for dissimilar metal weld overlays part II: the transition zone JF - Welding in the World N2 - Dissimilar metal weld overlays (DMWOL) of nickel base alloys on low alloy steel components are commonly used in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and power generation industries to provide corrosion and oxidation resistance in a wide range of service environments and temperatures. Traditionally, dissimilar weld overlays are produced using cold or hot wire gas tungsten arc welding. This study aims to identify and evaluate potential advantages of low heat input gas metal arc welding processes over the conventional gas tungsten arc welding in the production of dissimilar weld overlays. In order to evaluate the quality of these overlays regarding resistance against hydrogen-assisted cracking, their transition zone region is investigated in this part of the publication series. Metallurgical characterization, including energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, is performed on Alloy 625/grade 22 steel overlays. The transition zone is characterized by a narrow planar growth zone and steep compositional gradients from the fusion boundary towards the weld metal. Evidence of low carbon contents in the planar growth zone, as well as for carbide precipitation in the cellular growth zone was found. The microstructure in the transition zone region of the fusion zone shows characteristics known to be suitable for good resistance against hydrogen embrittlement. KW - Low heat input Gma welding KW - Dissimilar metal weld overlays KW - Coarse grained heat affected zone KW - Grain size KW - Microstructure KW - Fusion zone, nickel alloys PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-017-0539-5 VL - 62 IS - 2 SP - 317 EP - 324 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg, Germany AN - OPUS4-44721 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zhang, L. A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - lnfluence of microalloy design on heat-affected zone toughness of S690QL steels JF - Welding in the World N2 - Three high-strength Nb-,.Ti- and Ti+ V-bearing S690QL steels were welded to investigate and compare the effects of microalloy addition on heat-affected zone (HAZ) toughness. Charpy V notch impact tests from three microalloyed welds under different cooling rates have been performed. Fractographic examination shows that several factors, including large-sized grain, upper bainite or hard second phase, interact to determine brittle fracture and impaired toughness in Nb-bearing weld with high heat input. In contrast to this reduced toughness, Ti-bearing welds exhibits satisfied toughness regardless of at fast or slow cooling. This is attributed to its limited austenite grain and refines favorable intragranular acicular ferrite structure. Moreover, in the case of such refined structure as matrix, TiN particles are found to be irrelevant to the facture process. The crystallographic results also confirm that high-angle boundaries between fine ferrites plates provide effective barriers for crack propagation and contribute to improved toughness. KW - High-strength steels KW - Microalloyed steels KW - Toughness KW - Cooling rate KW - Microstructure PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-018-0558-x VL - 62 IS - 2 SP - 339 EP - 350 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg, Germany AN - OPUS4-44792 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Huang, S. G. A1 - Vleugels, J. A1 - Mohrbacher, H. A1 - Woydt, Mathias T1 - NbC grain growth control and mechanical properties of Ni bonded NbC cermets prepared by vacuum liquid phase sintering JF - International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials N2 - The current study reports on the effect of the sintering temperature and secondary carbide (VC, Mo2C and TiC) and Mo additions on the NbC grain growth, microstructure evolution as well as concomitant Vickers hardness (HV30) and fracture toughness of Ni-bonded NbC cermets. KW - Cermet KW - Niobium carbide KW - Sintering KW - Microstructure KW - Mechanical properties PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2017.12.013 SN - 0263-4368 VL - 72 SP - 63 EP - 70 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-43582 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wäsche, Rolf A1 - Woydt, Mathias T1 - Niobium carbide, a new cermet material with excellent properties N2 - Niobium carbide is a ceramic material which can be used with excellent results to replace tungsten carbide with cobalt binder. Furthermore, it might be manufactured by classic ceramic technologies and even colloidal processing. To achieve high toughness and strength, it is necessary to have a perfect mix of hard phase and binder, which is mainly achieved by ball milling. Mechanical and physical properties as well as results on different tribological and application-oriented machining tests are presented. The results have been compared with results obtained with NbC grades with Co and Fe3Al binders as well as with pure binderless hot-pressed NbC and SPS sintered Nb2O5. T2 - ICCCI 2018 - 6th Int. Conf. on the Characterization and Control of Interfaces for High Quality Advanced Materials and 54th Summer Symposium on Powder Technology CY - Kurashiki, Japan DA - 09.07.2018 KW - Niobium carbide KW - Cermet KW - Microstructure KW - Properties PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45643 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Frei, J. ED - Alexandrov, B. T. ED - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Low heat input gas metal arc welding for dissimilar metal weld overlays part III: hydrogen-assisted cracking susceptibility JF - Welding in the World N2 - Dissimilar metal weld overlays of nickel-base alloys on low-alloy steel components are commonly used in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and power generation industries to provide corrosion and oxidation resistance in a wide range of service Environments and temperatures. Traditionally, dissimilar weld overlays are produced using cold or hot wire gas tungsten arc welding. This study aims to identify and evaluate potential advantages of low heat input gas metal arc welding processes over the conventional gas tungsten arc welding in the production of such overlays. Parts I and II of this publication series described characteristics of the heat-affected zone and the transition zone region of alloy 625 on grade 22 steel overlays. These results indicate a good resistance against hydrogen-assisted cracking, which is being verified within this third part of the publication series. To determine the hydrogen-assisted cracking susceptibility, welded samples are tested using the delayed hydrogen-assisted cracking test. Fractography is performed using scanning electron microscopy along with energy dispersive spectroscopy. The results confirm the suitability and efficiency of low heat input gas metal arc welding for dissimilar weld overlays. Variation of the postweld heat treatment procedure bears potential for improvement in this respect. KW - Low heat input GMA welding KW - Dissimilar metal weld overlays KW - Coarse-grained heat-affected zone KW - Grain size KW - Microstructure KW - Fusion Zone KW - Nickel alloys PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-018-0674-7 SN - 0043-2288 SN - 1878-6669 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-47236 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - El-Batahgy, A. A1 - Gook, S. A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Effect of laser-beam and hybrid-laser-arc welding parameters and filler metal on microstructure and mechanical properties of thick heat-treated steel X8ni9+Qt640 for cryogenic service T2 - 4th International Conference on Welding and Failure Analysis of Engineering Materials N2 - The present research work encloses results of experimental investigations of the interaction between welding process parameters for laser-beam and hybrid-laser-arc as well as type of the filler metal and the achievable mechanical properties of the weld joints on steel grade X8Ni9+QT640 for cryogenic service containing 9% nickel. The results obtained contribute to the development and conversion in the industrial practice a new laser beam-based welding technology for the automated manufacturing of facilities for the liquefaction, storage and the transport of natural gases (LNG facilities). The results show, that the martensitic microstructure of the laser weld metal including low amount of retained austenite not exceeding 3.5% leads to the relatively low V-notch impact energy. The remarkable heterogeneity in the chemical composition of the weld metal through the weld thickness could be recognized in the case of hybrid-laser-arc welding with ERNiCrMo-3 austenitic filler metal, what also led to insufficient impact toughness of the weld metall. The most promising results could be achieved by using 11%Ni filler wire, which is similar to the base metal and provides a homogeneous microstructure with uniform distribution of Ni through the weld seam. It is remarkable, that a correlation between Charpy impact toughness and wire feeding speed and respectively process heat input exists. The highest toughness values were 134±58 J at -196C. The both laser as well as laser-hybrid welds passed the tensile test. The failure stress of 720±3 MPa with a fracture location in the base material was achieved for all samples tested. T2 - 4th International Conference on Welding and Failure Analysis of Engineering Materials CY - Aswan, Egypt DA - 19.11.2018 KW - Hybrid-laser-arc welding KW - Laser-beam welding, KW - Cryogenic steel KW - Microstructure KW - Tensile strength PY - 2018 SP - W-29, 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-46738 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stegemann, Robert A1 - Cabeza, Sandra A1 - Pelkner, Matthias A1 - Lyamkin, Viktor A1 - Pittner, Andreas A1 - Werner, Daniel A1 - Wimpory, R. A1 - Boin, M. A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Influence of the microstructure on magnetic stray fields of low-carbon steel welds JF - Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation N2 - This study examines the relationship between the magnetic mesostructure with the microstructure of low carbon steel tungsten inert gas welds. Optical microscopy revealed variation in the microstructure of the parent material, in the heat affected and fusion zones, correlating with distinctive changes in the local magnetic stray fields measured with high spatial resolution giant magneto resistance sensors. In the vicinity of the heat affected zone high residual stresses were found using neutron diffraction. Notably, the gradients of von Mises stress and triaxial magnetic stray field modulus follow the same tendency transverse to the weld. In contrast, micro-X-ray fluorescence characterization indicated that local changes in element composition had no independent effect on magnetic stray fields. KW - TIG-welding KW - GMR sensors KW - Magnetic stray field KW - Neutron diffraction KW - Residual stress KW - Microstructure KW - Low carbon steel PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10921-018-0522-0 SN - 0195-9298 SN - 1573-4862 VL - 37 IS - 3 SP - 66,1 EP - 18 PB - Springer US CY - New York AN - OPUS4-45855 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -