Influence of hot corrosion on pulsed current gas tungsten arc weldment of aerospace-grade 80A alloy exposed to high temperature aggressive environment

One of the significant issues that shorten the life of components used in high-temperature applications is hot corrosion. The current study compares the performance of welded aerospace-grade 80A fabricated through continuous and pulsed gas tungsten arc welding techniques. Weld coupons are produced u...

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Main Authors: Arivazhagan, N. (Author), Mancin, S. (Author), Manikandan, M. (Author), Selvaraj, S.K (Author), Subramani, P. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2022
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245 1 0 |a Influence of hot corrosion on pulsed current gas tungsten arc weldment of aerospace-grade 80A alloy exposed to high temperature aggressive environment 
260 0 |b Elsevier B.V.  |c 2022 
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520 3 |a One of the significant issues that shorten the life of components used in high-temperature applications is hot corrosion. The current study compares the performance of welded aerospace-grade 80A fabricated through continuous and pulsed gas tungsten arc welding techniques. Weld coupons are produced using two different filler wires (ERNiCrMo-3 (Mo-3) and ERNiCr-3 (Cr-3)). Welded substrates are subjected to 50 cycles of air oxidation and Na2SO4 + 60%V2O5 molten salt environmental conditions at 900 °C. Corrosion products were analysed through scanning electron microscope/energy dispersive spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analyses. Thermogravimetric analysis revealed that all welded substrates trailed the parabolic rate of law kinetics. In the molten salt (MS) environment, gas tungsten arc welded (GTAW) Mo-3 substrate showed more weight gain. In contrast, a minor weight gain was observed in the pulsed current gas tungsten arc welded (PCGTAW) Cr-3 substrate. It indicates that accelerated corrosion kinetics was observed in the molten salt environmental condition that showed more weight gain than air oxidation. amongst the weldments, pulsed current gas tungsten witnessed superior corrosion-resistant behaviour. This phenomenon is observed due to grain refinement suppression of heat-affected zones and secondary phases in the weld fusion zone. In addition, the appearance of protective oxides such as Cr2O3, NbO and NiCr2O4 helps arrest the oxidation at the surface and sub-surface layer by providing good resistance against hot corrosion to the welded substrate. Thus, utilizing the PCGTAW technique during the fabrication/refurbishing process helps promote the material's corrosion resistance against a hot corrosion environment. © 2022 The Author(s) 
650 0 4 |a Air oxidation 
650 0 4 |a Alloy 80a 
650 0 4 |a Alloy 80A 
650 0 4 |a Alloys 
650 0 4 |a Chromium compounds 
650 0 4 |a Corrosion resistance 
650 0 4 |a Corrosive effects 
650 0 4 |a Environmental conditions 
650 0 4 |a Fused salts 
650 0 4 |a Gas tungsten arc 
650 0 4 |a Gas welding 
650 0 4 |a Gases 
650 0 4 |a High temperature applications 
650 0 4 |a High temperature corrosion 
650 0 4 |a Hot corrosion 
650 0 4 |a Hot corrosion 
650 0 4 |a Molten salt 
650 0 4 |a Molten salt 
650 0 4 |a Niobium oxide 
650 0 4 |a Oxidation 
650 0 4 |a Oxidation 
650 0 4 |a Pulsed current gas tungsten arc welding 
650 0 4 |a Pulsed current gas tungsten arc welding 
650 0 4 |a Pulsed currents 
650 0 4 |a Scanning electron microscopy 
650 0 4 |a Sodium sulfate 
650 0 4 |a Substrate 
650 0 4 |a Substrates 
650 0 4 |a Thermogravimetric analysis 
650 0 4 |a Vanadium pentoxide 
650 0 4 |a Weight gain 
650 0 4 |a Weldment 
650 0 4 |a Weldments 
700 1 |a Arivazhagan, N.  |e author 
700 1 |a Mancin, S.  |e author 
700 1 |a Manikandan, M.  |e author 
700 1 |a Selvaraj, S.K.  |e author 
700 1 |a Subramani, P.  |e author 
773 |t International Journal of Thermofluids