Research Article

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

Table 5

Chemical composition of the weld joints.

Elements wt.%E 308-16/12 (rutile) weldE 308-16/10 (rutile) weldE 308-16/12 (lime-titania) weldE 310-16/10 weldE 312-16/10 weldTIG weld

Carbon, C0.07100.07300.07400.13500.09200.0600
Silicon, S0.69000.63000.49000.51000.91000.3760
Manganese, Mn1.22001.18001.39001.87001.32001.6200
Phosphorus, P0.00610.00100.00100.00100.00100.0022
Sulphur, S0.01100.00840.00760.01400.01300.0046
Chromium, Cr17.150017.020019.570023.850026.710018.4500
Nickel, Ni7.19007.21008.740017.99009.73008.7900
Molybdenum, Mo0.13300.16600.23200.15700.06400.1740
Aluminium, Al0.00550.00490.00560.01700.00720.0055
Copper, Cu0.29200.41100.24600.15200.07900.1900
Cobalt, Co0.08300.09600.11200.07700.06400.1170
Titanium, Ti0.02400.01900.01100.42500.01600.0010
Niobium, Nb0.02700.02600.02900.02900.04700.0210
Vanadium, V0.06800.07000.10500.10800.11900.0770
Tungsten, W0.01000.01000.01000.01000.01000.0560
Lead, Pb0.00340.00300.00300.00300.00300.0038
Boron, B0.00210.00180.00160.00170.00120.0022
Tin, Sn0.01000.00980.00900.00750.01100.0110
Arsenic, As0.08600.08100.09300.09600.11600.0950
Bismuth, Bi0.00150.00150.00150.00150.00150.0015
Calcium, Ca0.00020.00020.00030.00240.00030.0003
Iron, Fe72.900073.000068.900054.600060.700069.9000