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ML00102 - May.2018

AISI 4130 Forging Welded and Overlaid

Micrography of the 4130 steel, normalized and tempered. The microstructure is bainitic.

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of the 4130 , normalized and tempered. The is bainitic.
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Material

Low Alloy Steel
  • AISI 4130
  • ALLOY 625
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Description

A tubular normalized and tempered , modified (tempered at 660°C), presenting a butt weld to a and a full of Inconel 625 at the internal diameter, was metallurgically analyzed to see if the application of a single (at 630°C) after the two conditions (joining and overlay) was effective to restrict the maximum hardness level to 22HRc at the (HAZ), which proved to be successful.

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Chemistry (% in weight)

Base Metal Analysis

0.31C; 0.33Si; 0.52Mn; 0.007P; 0.009S; 0.95Cr; 0.32Ni; 0.17Mo; 0.02Cu; 0.030V.

Associated Images
Macrography of the tubular forging, butt welded using a LAS filler metal, and overlaid using Inconel 625 filler metal. The micrographic characterization was conducted for the HAZ of the overlay and for the HAZ of the butt weld, at the root position (with several welding cycles) and at the face.
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ML00102 / May.2018
AISI 4130 Forging Welded and Overlaid
M - Low Alloy SteelP - CladdingAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Electrolytically Etched MacroDf - Welded Joint
Micrography of the 4130 steel, normalized and tempered. The structure is sligthly banded (segregated) and the average hardness level is 20 HRc.
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ML00102 / May.2018
AISI 4130 Forging Welded and Overlaid
M - Low Alloy SteelP - CladdingAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Micrography of the 4130 steel, normalized and tempered. The microstructure is bainitic.
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ML00102 / May.2018
AISI 4130 Forging Welded and Overlaid
M - Low Alloy SteelP - CladdingAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Micrographic detail of the bainitic structure of the 4130 steel, normalized and tempered.
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ML00102 / May.2018
AISI 4130 Forging Welded and Overlaid
M - Low Alloy SteelP - CladdingAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Bainite
Micrography of the tubular 4130 forging at the heat affected zone (HAZ) of the Inconel overlay (white because it was not etched with the Nital). The structure is ferritic/bainitic because the overlay was conducted in two layers, and all the HAZ was reheated during welding.
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ML00102 / May.2018
AISI 4130 Forging Welded and Overlaid
M - Low Alloy SteelP - CladdingAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrography of the tubular 4130 forging at the heat affected zone (HAZ) of the Inconel overlay (white because it was not etched with the Nital). The structure is ferritic/bainitic because the overlay was conducted in two layers, and all the HAZ was reheated during welding.
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ML00102 / May.2018
AISI 4130 Forging Welded and Overlaid
M - Low Alloy SteelP - CladdingAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrographic detail of the bainitic heat affected zone (HAZ) of 4130 forging at the Inconel overlay.
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ML00102 / May.2018
AISI 4130 Forging Welded and Overlaid
M - Low Alloy SteelP - CladdingAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Bainitic Ferrite
Micrography of the tubular 4130 forging at the heat affected zone (HAZ), butt weld face. The structure is tempered martensite because the welded joint was PWHT at 630°C. The original forging was normalized and tempered at 660°C.
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ML00102 / May.2018
AISI 4130 Forging Welded and Overlaid
M - Low Alloy SteelP - CladdingAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrography of the tubular 4130 forging at the heat affected zone (HAZ) at the face of the butt weld. The structure is a tempered martensite because the joint was PWHT at 630°C. The original forging was normalized and tempered at 660°C.
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ML00102 / May.2018
AISI 4130 Forging Welded and Overlaid
M - Low Alloy SteelP - CladdingAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrographic detail of the tempered martensitic structure of the tubular 4130 forging butt weld HAZ (at the face). The martensite was formed during welding, not reheated (because it was the last bead in that position), and tempered during PWHT.
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ML00102 / May.2018
AISI 4130 Forging Welded and Overlaid
M - Low Alloy SteelP - CladdingAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrography of the tubular 4130 forging at the heat affected zone (HAZ), butt weld root. The structure is ferritic bainitic because of the multiple reheatings in high temperature.
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ML00102 / May.2018
AISI 4130 Forging Welded and Overlaid
M - Low Alloy SteelP - CladdingAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrography of the tubular 4130 forging at the heat affected zone (HAZ), butt weld root. The structure is ferritic bainitic because of the multiple reheatings in high temperature.
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ML00102 / May.2018
AISI 4130 Forging Welded and Overlaid
M - Low Alloy SteelP - CladdingAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrographic detail of the ferritic/bainitic structure of the HAZ of the tubular 4130 forging, butt weld root. The structure is ferritic bainitic because of the multiple reheatings in high temperature.
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ML00102 / May.2018
AISI 4130 Forging Welded and Overlaid
M - Low Alloy SteelP - CladdingAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Bainitic Ferrite