Research Article

Effect of Electrode Types on the Solidification Cracking Susceptibility of Austenitic Stainless Steel Weld Metal

Table 4

Values of Creq., Nieq., Creq./Nieq. ratio, and (P + S) wt.% of the tested weld joints.

Weld jointsCreq./Nieq.(P + S) wt.%Ferrite number (FN)Solidification mode

E 308-16/12 (rutile) weld joint17.30199.74801.77500.01716Ferrite-austenite (FA)
E 308-16/10 (rutile) weld joint17.20429.86781.74350.00945-6Ferrite-austenite (FA)
E 308-16/12 (lime-titania) joint19.822311.39151.74010.008610Ferrite-austenite (FA)
E 310-16/10 weld joint24.027322.75301.05600.01500-1Austenite (A)
E 312-16/10 weld joint26.806912.96982.06690.014050–55Ferrite (F)
TIG weld joint18.638710.93751.70410.0068