Dissimilar Metal Welding of Nitronic 50 HS® and 25% Cr Super Duplex Stainless Steel

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Nissley ◽  
Timothy D. Anderson ◽  
Fredrick F. Noecker ◽  
Caleb Roepke ◽  
Morgan Gallagher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Intermetallic Compound ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Heat Input ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Super Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Compound Formation ◽  
Intermetallic Compound Formation ◽  
Compositional Gradients

High pressure tubing and associated tubing couplers are critical components required for the operational control of subsea oil and gas production equipment. Tubing couplers used in subsea oil and gas developments are commonly made from Nitronic 50 HS® (N50HS) due to its high strength, corrosion resistance, and resistance to galling. Nitronic couplers are typically welded to several dissimilar metals including super duplex stainless steel (SDSS) control tubing using SDSS filler metals such as AWS A5.9 ER2594. Recent evaluations have found that sigma (σ) phase forms in N50HS weldments and its effect is not broadly understood by industry. During N50HS solidification, Scheil solidification conditions establish compositional gradients in the unmixed zone located along the fusion line adjacent to the N50HS base metal. This solidification-induced segregation promotes compositions that are susceptible to interdendritic intermetallic compound formation when they are reheated by subsequent weld passes such as in multipass welding or at weld start-stop locations. Decreasing heat input is a common approach to reduce or eliminate the formation of intermetallic compounds in SDSS. Although decreasing heat input can reduce the amount of energy available to drive the solid state transformation from ferrite to σ, it does not change the solidification mode (AF) or solidification conditions from Scheil to para-equilibrium within the range of cooling rates possible with arc welding processes. As such, the compositional gradients that promote intermetallic compound formation along the N50HS fusion line can only be minimized through heat input control and cannot be eliminated in arc welds regardless of the heat input used. The effects of σ on toughness and corrosion resistance of Nitronic weldments were evaluated. N50HS solidified samples with up to 2 volume percent σ were found to have CVN of >40J at −40°C, and no evidence of pitting at 25°C in the ASTM G48 test.

Influence of Argon-Nitrogen Gas to Balance the Microstructure in the Welding of Super Duplex Stainless Steel

2016 ◽  
Vol 836 ◽  
pp. 165-172
Author(s):  
Suheni
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Weld Metal ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Heat Input ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Austenite Phase ◽  
Super Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Shielding Gas ◽  
Input Variables ◽  
Protective Gas

Super duplex stainless steel is steel that has a corrosion resistance and good mechanical strength so that used in industry especially in oil and gas and petrochemical industry. In use in the field is often used for the connection process by welding methods. To produce good welds, it should be noted that the welding procedures and parameters used , especially the heat input. In this study is used the heat input variables shielding gas composition to determine how much influence on the balance of ferrite - austenite phase structure in the weld stainless steels SAF 2507 super duplex with tungsten inert gas welding method (TIG). Heat input varied by applying different welding speed 1,3,4 and 5 mm /sec while the shielding gas is used 100 % argon, 98 % argon + 2 % nitrogen and 95 % argon + 5 % nitrogen. The result showed that at different welding speeds generated depth and width of the weld metal which is different. Likewise the use of protective gas will produce a different ratio wide and deep of weld metal which is different. By using protective gas 95 % argon + 5 % nitrogen squeak - ausenit phase, resulting in weld metal that is relatively balanced than others. On a slow welding in addition to produce a large heat input also produces weld metal hardness at high and affect the growth of the austenite phase. The higher the heat input ( 2,280 kJ / mm ) , the lower the austenite phase in the weld metal.

scholarly journals Development of UNS S 32760 super-duplex stainless steel produced in large diameter rolled bars

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-208
Author(s):  
Celso Antonio Barbosa ◽  
Alexandre Sokolowski
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Chemical Compositions ◽  
Super Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Properties

Nowadays super-duplex stainless is an important material for the Oil and Gas industries, especially for off-shore production. In deep water exploitation the reliability of production system is very important. Corrosion resistance for pitting of the high alloyed duplex stainless steels with high Mo and N content has to be achieved even in large diameters bars. Therefore, the present work deals with an improved super-duplex stainless steel for the production of large diameter rolled 6bars up to 152.40 mm (6 inches). Among the main improvements, the corrosion resistance evaluated both by the chemical method according to the ASTM G-48 method, as well as electrochemical methods, was achieved. During the production of such large dimensions, the precipitation of inter-metallics and nitrides after cooling from high temperatures was studied by changing the chemical composition using Thermo-Calc and evaluating the new proposed chemical compositions. Several alloy compositions were laboratory scale cast, and the austenite/ferrite balance as well as PREN pitting resistance equivalent number content was correlated to the microstructure and the corrosion properties obtained. It was thus possible to determine the ideal chemical composition and define the new processing parameters to produce the UNS S32760 grade (4501) according to the Norsok standard. The new material properties produced in a production full scale heat are also presented.

ZERON 100

Alloy Digest ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 42 (11) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Super Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Performance ◽  
Temperature Performance ◽  
Offshore Oil

Abstract ZERON 100 is a super duplex stainless steel which is manufactured to give a guaranteed corrosion performance by using an equation to control the chemistry in those elements which will determine the corrosion resistance of the material. Major usages in seawater applications, particularly offshore oil gathering systems. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on low and high temperature performance as well as heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-555. Producer or source: Weir Material Services Ltd.

Corrosion Resistance of Dissimilar GTA Welds of Pipeline Steel and Super Duplex Stainless Steels in Synthetic Brine

CORROSION ◽  
10.5006/3746 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Víctor Vargas ◽  
Apolinar Albiter-Hernandez ◽  
Marco Dominguez Aguilar ◽  
Gerardo Altamirano-Guerrero ◽  
Cuahtemoc Maldonado
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Pipeline Steel ◽  
Localized Corrosion ◽  
Nickel Wire ◽  
Super Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Gas Tungsten Arc ◽  
Dissimilar Welds ◽  
Super Duplex Stainless Steels

The effect of weld passes and single V grove designs, on the corrosion resistance of dissimilar welds of a low alloy steel and a super-duplex stainless steel, was studied in synthetic brine. Welds were manufactured in argon by gas tungsten arc (GTA) technique and joined by a high nickel wire of super-duplex stainless steel. Samples of weld regions were characterized by composition scans, electrochemical measurements, micro-hardness and scanning electron microscopy. In X52/ER2594, a transition region (TR) of grain boundaries type II and a band of martensite were formed. The base metal of X52 underwent the highest corrosion rate and localized corrosion occurred in the heat affected zone. Interface ER2594/25Cr7Ni and 25Cr7Ni showed the presence of pitting near intermetallics.

Influence of Sigma Phase Precipitation on Pitting Corrosion of 2507 Super-Duplex Stainless Steel

2010 ◽  
Vol 658 ◽  
pp. 380-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Han ◽  
De Ning Zou ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Jun Hui Yu ◽  
Yuan Yuan Qiao
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Pitting Corrosion ◽  
Super Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Phase Precipitation ◽  
Pitting Potential ◽  
Σ Phase ◽  
Pitting Corrosion Resistance

Specimens of 2507 super-duplex stainless steel aging at 850°C for 5 min, 15 min and 60 min were investigated to evaluate the pitting corrosion resistance in 3.5% NaCl solution at 30°C and 50°C. The results are correlated with the microstructures obtained with different aging time. The precipitation of σ phase remarkably decreases the pitting corrosion resistance of the steel and the specimen aged for 60 min presents the lowest pitting potential at both 30°C and 50°C. With increasing the ambient temperature from 30°C to 50°C, the pitting potential exhibits a reduction tendency, while this tendency is less obviously in enhancing the ambient temperature than in extending the isothermal aging duration from 5 to 60 min. SEM analysis shows that the surrounding regions of σ phase are the preferable sites for the formation of corrosion pits which grew up subsequently. This may be attributed to the lower content of corrosion resistance elements in these regions formatted with σ phase precipitation.

scholarly journals Pitting Corrosion Resistance on Annealing Treated Super Duplex Stainless Steel S32750

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 294
Author(s):  
Shuang Liu ◽  
Chaohua Yue ◽  
Xi Chen ◽  
Qiuhua Zhu ◽  
Yiyou Tu
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Pitting Corrosion ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Super Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Boundary Area ◽  
Pitting Potential ◽  
Pitting Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Equivalent Number

The pitting corrosion resistance of S32750 super duplex stainless steel, annealing treated at temperatures of 950–1200 °C for 20–60 min, was investigated using potentiodynamic polarization tests. The results show that the volume fractions of ferrite in the S32750 duplex stainless steel increased from 48.9% to 68.4% as annealing temperatures increased from 950 to 1200 °C. The pitting potential of the sample increased first and then decreased from an annealing temperature of 950 to 1050 °C, and the highest pitting potential was observed after annealing at 1050 °C for 35 min. The pitting corrosion resistance of S32750 stainless steel is due to the combination of pitting resistance equivalent number (PREN) value, phase fraction and grain boundary area fraction, and the imbalance of corrosion potential.

Effects of N Content on Microstructure and Properties of SAF2906 Casting Super Duplex Stainless Steel after Cryogenic Treatment

2010 ◽  
Vol 139-141 ◽  
pp. 670-676
Author(s):  
Hong Liang Xiang ◽  
Dong Liu ◽  
Wei Lin Huang ◽  
Fu Shan He
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Cryogenic Treatment ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Super Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Alloying Element ◽  
N Content ◽  
Relationship Of

SAF2906 is a new kind of super duplex stainless steel, and more corrosion-resistant and strong than SAF2507, suitable to be used in the low temperature and corrosion conditions. In order to prevent the occurrence of microstructure changes resulting in the property deterioration, in the general, the castings made for SAF2906 should be cryogenically treated before they are used in the ultra low conditions. N is an alloying element, usually added to stainless steels to increase the material properties. So, In this paper, the effects of N content on microstructure, mechanical and corrosion resistance properties of SAF2906 casting super duplex stainless steel (SDSS) after cryogenic treatment were studied by means of Optical Microscope(OM), X-ray Diffraction(XRD) and electrochemical workstation. The results indicate that N can increase the amount of γ phase according to a linear relationship of Φ(γ)=99.4×w(N)+6.16. When N content is low or medial, γ phase can precipitate from ferrite. When N content is high, γ phase does not precipitate from ferrite and is converted directly from ferrite and austenite grain boundaries. The higher N content, the greater tensile strength and elongation, the better corrosion resistance. Compared with solution state, cryogenic treatment can improve corrosion resistance.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document