Study of mechanical behaviour and microsegregation in interdendritic region of a single-pass plasma arc welding of thick IN625 plate
摘要
The ingenuity of the work lies in joining of 6.18 mm thick IN625 plate with single-pass plasma arc welding without any weld groove preparation and without any filler wire. Two welding speeds (100, 120 mm/min) and welding currents ranging from 115 to 145 A at 5 A intervals were used. The weld joint metallurgy was characterised using field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, etc., to establish a connection with the mechanical performance. The micrograph of the fusion zone exhibited a variety of dendritic structures in terms of size and shape, leading to non-uniform true strains across the weld cross-section. The specimen with the smallest fusion zone area attained a maximum joint strength of 831.8