Effect of the heat input on microstructure and properties of submerged arc welded joint of 08Cr19MnNi3Cu2N stainless steel

SAW308L submerged arc welding wire and SJ601A submerged arc welding flux were selected to weld the 12 mm 08Cr19MnNi3Cu2N low nickel and high nitrogen austenitic stainless steel plates with three different welding heat input, and microstructure, tensile properties, microhardness and corrosion properties of the welded joints were studied. The results show that no defects are found in the three groups of welded joints, and the welded joints have better performance.The tensile strength of 08Cr19MnNi3Cu2N stainless steel welded joints with different heat input is slightly lower than that of the base metal,and fracture occurs in the weld zone, and the hardness of the weld zone is lower than that of the base metal. The weld microstructure of stainless steel welded joints with different heat input is composed of austenite + δ ferrite, and ferrite is uniformly distributed in austenite. With the increase of the welding heat input, the ferrite content in the weld zone decrease gradually, the grain size in the thermal affected zone increase gradually, and the impact toughness reduce.