A Multi-Bead AISI304 Stainless Steel Overlapping on a Mild Steel Surface to Investigate the Wear and Corrosion Properties of the GMAW Process
摘要
The AISI 304 stainless steel clad surface was developed on mild steel using the gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process. The quality of the AISI 304 stainless steel cladding depends on the GMAW process parameters, namely the consumable wire feed rate (CWFR) and the welding voltage. The cladding was produced using welding voltages greater than 24 V with CWFR values of 5 and 7 m/min. Appropriate dilution and metallurgical bonding were observed both between the overlapped beads forming the clad surface and between the clad layer and the substrate. The presence of chromium (Cr) and nickel (Ni) within the clad layer contributes to enhanced corrosion resistance. The AISI 304 stainless steel clad layer exhibits significantly improved corrosion resistance (0.0822 mm/year) compared to the mild steel substrate (0.231 mm/year). Despite being produced through a welding-based deposition process, the AISI 304 stainless steel cladding also demonstrates substantially better wear and corrosion resistance than the mild steel specimen.