Solidification crack susceptibility of Nb-bearing austenitic stainless steel weld metals
by Z. Sun
International Journal of Materials and Product Technology (IJMPT), Vol. 7, No. 1, 1992

Abstract: The effect of niobium on the solidification crack susceptibility of austenitic stainless steel weld metals has been investigated using both the solidification cycle hot-tension test, with a Gleeble-1500 simulator, and the Trans-varestraint test. The results indicated that solidification crack susceptibility increased with an increase in niobium content. However, an improvement was observed when the Nb content became higher than 1.1 %. A low melting eutectic (FeCrNi)₂Nb-γ was identified along γ dendrites by systematic study using SEM, TEM, EPMA and phase analysis, which was found to be the reason for the detrimental effect of Nb on solidification crack susceptibility.

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