อดิเรก แก้วเจริญ. Optimum Corrosion Resistance of Welds of Hastelloy-B2 use in 35%HCl Service by Postweld Solution Annealing. Master's Degree(Metallurgical Engineering ). มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีพระจอมเกล้าธนบุรี. สำนักหอสมุด.. : King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, 2006.
Optimum Corrosion Resistance of Welds of Hastelloy-B2 use in 35%HCl Service by Postweld Solution Annealing
Abstract:
The major problem of Hastelloy-B2s welds is micro alloy segregation within weld zone and in fusion boundary. Segregation of micro alloys
in weld zone and fusion boundary resulted in decreasing corrosion resistance compared to base metal. One appropriate solution is performing
of postweld solution annealing to solve segregation problem and consequently restore corrosion resistance of welds of Hastelloy-B2. In this
study, researcher proposed to perform postweld solution annealing at different lengths of time on welded Hastelloy-B2 specimens and determined
suitable solution annealing duration for optimizing corrosion resistance of Hastelloy-B2 welds.
Hastelloy-B2 weld seams were produced from thin plate and cut into 12 pieces named AW, H1, H1.5, H2, H2.5, H3, H3.5, H4, H4.5, H5, H5.5
and H6 respectively. AW mean as-welded conditions, H1 mean test specimen prepare for solution annealing for 1 hour, H1.5 mean test specimen
prepare for solution anneal for 1.5 hour and run as similar as this until H6 which mean test specimen prepare for solution anneal for 6 hour. All test
specimens named H1 through H6 were passed postweld solution annealed at 1070 ํC at difference lengths of time as described above. Specimens
after completed of solution annealing were divided into four groups. First group was used for corrosion rate measurement by Potentiostat/Galvanostat.
Second group was used for SEM line scan to observe chemical distribution and microstructure. The third and fourth was put in 35% HCl service for
corrosion test for a period of one and half month, and three months respectively. After the complete of corrosion test, all test specimens were sent to
laboratory to observe corrosion characteristic using SEM analysis.
The results of the study can be concluded that Hastelloy-B2 welding caused chemical composition segregation, especially Mo, and carbide precipitation
in fusion zone and fusion boundary. Solution annealing on Hastelloy-B2 weldment at 1070 ํC up to two hours was found to have significantly improved
for Mo composition segregation. However, performing solution annealing up to 3 hours was found to be the best practice to reduce degree of Mo composition
segregation and dissolve most of carbides back to matrix and can improve corrosion resistance at approximately eleven time compared with as-welded condition
confirmed by Potentiostat/Galvanostat results.