The characteristics of low temperature impact toughness and stress corrosion resistance at boiling MgCl₂ solution of GTA and SMA weld of duplex stainless steels have been investigated. The impact toughness was highest at the GTAW weld metal and lowe...
The characteristics of low temperature impact toughness and stress corrosion resistance at boiling MgCl₂ solution of GTA and SMA weld of duplex stainless steels have been investigated. The impact toughness was highest at the GTAW weld metal and lowest at the SMAW weld, which was almost the same as that of the SMAW heat-affected zone.<br/>
This was attributable to influence of austenite-ferrite phase balance, and the degree and nature of precipitation that occured during welding. The SCC resistance of the weldments decreased with decreasing strain rate. And the SCC resistance of the weldments was slightly higher than that of the base metal, whereas no difference in the SCC resistance was found between two different weldments.