焊后热处理对聚变堆用奥氏体不锈钢MAG焊焊缝金属冲击韧性的影响

Effect of post-weld heat treatment on impact toughness of MAG weld metal of austenitic stainless steel for fusion reactor

After heat treatment of metal active gas arc welding (MAG weld) joints of 316LN austenitic stainless steel for fusion reactor at different temperatures, Charpy impact test at liquid nitrogen temperature was carried out. The effects of heat treatment temperature on microstructure, fracture morphology and precipitates were studied with optical microscope, SEM and EDS analysis. Results indicated that the impact toughness of weld metal could be significantly improved by 873K heat treatment. However, with the rising of heat treatment temperature, the precipitates were generated gradually along the grain boundary and a gradual decrease of toughness occurred as well. All fracture was ductile. The dimple became shallow and less with the increase of temperature. Spherical and irregular precipitates were found at the bottom of the dimple. The spherical precipitates generated during welding were free from the influence of the heat treatment, and the irregular precipitates increased with the rising of temperature. High content of Mo in filler materials led to a great segregation of Mo at the grain boundary, which would promote the precipitation of σ phase. Impact toughness of weld metal decreased significantly when continuous distribution of σ phase formed at grain boundary.