EFFECTOFREPAIRWELDINGPROCESSONMICROSTRUCTUREANDCORROSIONRESISTANCEOFSTAINLESSSTEELTYPE304.docVIP

EFFECT OF REPAIR WELDING PROCESS ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND CORROSION RESISTANCE OF STAINLESS STEEL TYPE 304 M. Karokaro, H. Purwaningsih R. Rochiem, A.K. Guritno Department of Metallurgical and Material Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institute of Technology of Sepuluh Nopember Campuss of ITS, Keputih Sukolilo, Surabaya, 60111 Telp / Fax: ( 031)5997026, hariyati@mat-eng.its.ac.id ABSTRACT In the repair weld process, failure is frequently happened. Such as flux gases unsuitable, bad environment, welding parameter incompatible and other. Defect can be in the form of porosity/void, inclusion, crack and others. Re- weld cause base plate near the groove of weld over reheating. Re–weld process will affect the microstructure on base material, welding zone and also (Heat Affected Zone) HAZ of the material. In welding process of austenitic stainless steel type 304 which pass the sensitive temperature (450oC- 800oC) will cause carbide precipitation in grain boundaries, and the corrosion resistance of the material will decrease. The objective of the research is to know the effect of repair welding process on microstructure and corrosion resistance of Stainless Steel type 304 based on the depth of gouge. Microstructures result that carbide precipitation increase along with depth of gouge. More depth gouging process, more carbide precipitation is occurred. When highest heat input, is applied, highest chromium carbide is obtained. Therefore corrosion resistance was decrease. Keywords: repair welding, carbide precipitation; inter granular corrosion, Stainless steel Type 304 1. INTRODUCTION Re-weld process can be applied to base materials that have replating operation and repeated operation because of the mistake in previous work in field. Re-weld process result overheating on base plate near elbow path of welding zone. Which is required to be paid attention in this case is the change in crystal structure and area microstructure of HAZ. Alloy stainless steel basically