Abstract:
309 stainless steel was tungsten inert gas welded with ZrO
2 active flux (with mass fractions of 0,0.25%,0.50%,1.00%, respectively) and the effects of ZrO
2 on the welding arc characteristc, fusion depth, and on the microstructure and property of weld were studied. The results show that when welding with ZrO
2, the arc illustrated pulse characteristics. The arc voltage decreased first and then increased with increasing mass fraction of ZrO
2. The fusion depth after welding with ZrO
2 was more than 2 times larger than that after welding without ZrO
2. The weld obtained by welding with 0.50wt%ZrO
2 possessed a microstructure of austenite and few δ ferrite, and the austenite grains in some regions were equiaxed. The addition of a small amount of ZrO
2 decreased hardness and yield strength in bending of the weld zone. With increasing mass fraction of ZrO
2, the hardness of the weld zone decreased, the yield strength in bending decreased first and then increased, the thermal conductivity decreased and the specific heat capacity increased.