INVESTIGATION OF METALLURGICAL

PROPERTIES OF UNS S32750 BY USING ATIG

WELDING

PROJECT MEMBERS:

G VIJAY - (16108169)
A VIJAY - (16108168)
A VINOTH - (16108171)
S SURENDER - (16108833)

GUIDED BY
K RAMESH KUMAR
(ASST PROF)
ABSTARCT

In this investigation on the characteristics of

the welding of super duplex stainless steel plates of dimension
200*150*5 mm welded by activated tungsten inert gas
(ATIG) welding using (super duplex stainless steel ) filler with
(ZnO) flux under various heat inputs, after that the test
samples obtained were prepared for various NDT and
destructive tests are taken to know the characteristics of the
welding under the taken parameters and the results are
compared to ascertain which suitable parameter for the taken
Zinc Oxide flux (ZnO) and for the welding technique provides
great result.
 AIM OF THE RESEARCH

The objective of this work is to study the effect and

properties of UNS S 32750 Super duplex stainless steels
joints by using ATIG( Activated tungsten inert gas)welding.
Objectives

• Evaluating the feasibility of joining super duplex stainless

steel joints using fusion welding process.

• Fabricating the dissimilar super duplex stainless steel

joints using GTAW welding process.

• Optimizing the process parameters of each welding

processes (GTAW) to get defect free similar super duplex
stainless steel joints.

• Evaluating the mechanical properties (Tensile, Bend test

and toughness) and the metallurgical characteristics
(optical microscope, SEM, XRD and EDS mapping) of
the fabricated dissimilar super duplex stainless steel
joints.
Methodology
Materials

Super Duplex UNS S32750

Super Duplex UNS S32750 is a mixed microstructure of austenite and ferrite
(50/50) which has improved strength over ferritic and austenitic steel grades.
The main difference is that Super Duplex has a higher molybdenum and
chromium content which gives the material greater corrosion resistance than
standard duplex grades.
 This is a Duplex alloy stainless steel designed to feature high strength,
resistance to pitting, stress corrosion cracking, erosion corrosion and
corrosion fatigue, crevice corrosion and strong weldability.
Fusion welding
Fusion welding belongs to the general manufacturing
processes category of joining.
 Literature review
S.NO Title of the paper authors Journal year Main objectives

1 Metallurgical and K. Devendranath Journal of 2015 The presence Of balanced

mechanical characterization Ramkumar et al Manufacturing amount of austenite and
of dissimilar welds of Processes Ferrite at the fusion
austenitic stainless steel and Zone of ER2553 weldments
super-duplex stainless steel Showcased higher hardness

2 Effect of optimal weld
parameters in the
microstructure and
mechanical properties of
autogeneous gas tungsten arc
weldments of super-duplex
stainless steel UNS S32750
Debidutta Mishra et Materials & 2015 The results showed that the
al Design tensile strength and the impact
toughness of the joints
obtained from autogeneous
GTAW process were found to
be 851 MPa .

3 Hydrogen influence on M.A . Lage et al International 2015 The dual microstructure

fracture toughness of the Journal of improves simultaneously the
weld metal in super duplex Hydrogen Energy mechanical and corrosion
stainless steel (UNS S32750) resistance properties. The
welded with two different results showed strong
heat input evidence that the reductions
of CTOD values is related to
differences in the γ2
morphologies
WORK PLAN

TIMELINE ACTIVITIES
WEEK-1 Team selection
WEEK-2 Guide selection
WEEK-3 Project selection
WEEK-4 Project analysis
WEEK-5 Literature analysis and discussion
WEEK-6 Making of presentation and report
WEEK-7 Selection of material for the project

WEEK-8 Cost estimation

WEEK-9 Selection of tools and equipment
WEEK-10 Starting up of fabrication work
WEEK-11 Formulas and calculation
WEEK-12 Final report
COST ESTIMATION

S.NO EQUIPMENT QUANTITY PRICE

AND
WORK
WORK PIECE 3 2000
MECHINING - 5000
PROCESS (EDM)
WELDING - 1500
PROCESS(ATIG)
TEST(NDT & DT) - 1500
TOTAL 10000
 Applications

Oil and gas industry equipment,

Heat exchangers
Fire-fighting systems
Chemical process industries
Offshore platforms
Subsea control lines