Mechanical and corrosion properties of 445J2 ultra pure ferritic stainless steel joint

The microstructure,mechanical and corrosion resistance properties of 445/2 ultra pure ferritic stainless steel thin plate joints conducted by the pulsed current gas tungsten arc welding（PCGTAW） were discussed in this paper.In order to avoid weld defects,the appropriate welding process was adjusted.The joints were subjected to optical microscopy,transverse static tensile,plastic deformation,intergranular corrosion and electrochemistry corrosion tests.The results indicated that the weld zone（WZ） is characterized with columnar grains and equiaxed grains and the heat-affected zone（HAZ） shows coarse ferrite grains due to the rapid solidification of thin plate welding.The PCGTAW joint exhibited acceptable mechanical properties and equivalent corrosion resistance properties as the base metal.