Analysis of mechanical behaviour of heat affected zone on ferritic side of bimetallic welds under thermal fatigue conditions

In this paper the effect of thermal fatigue on mechanical behaviour of the heat affected zone on ferritic side of bimetallic weld was investigated. The bimetallic weld coupons between ferritic steel SA516 Grade 70 and stainless steel 304L were fabricated using TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) welding process. In this investigation, an experimental test rig was developed and used to simulate the thermal fatigue conditions at laboratory scale. The thermal fatigue factors selected were heating time, notch radius and number of cycles.