Brazing of high-nitrogen steel to Al0·3CoCrFeNi using a BNi-2 filler: Microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance

Hao Sun; Wei Fu; Xiaoguo Song; Xiaoyu Tian; Guangdong Wu; Xiukai Chen; Huaijin Wang

Journal of Materials Research and Technology (Jul 2024)

Brazing of high-nitrogen steel to Al0·3CoCrFeNi using a BNi-2 filler: Microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance

Hao Sun,
Wei Fu,
Xiaoguo Song,
Xiaoyu Tian,
Guangdong Wu,
Xiukai Chen,
Huaijin Wang

Affiliations

Hao Sun: National Key Laboratory of Precision Welding & Joining of Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Special Welding Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai, 264209, China
Wei Fu: National Key Laboratory of Precision Welding & Joining of Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Special Welding Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai, 264209, China; Corresponding author. at: National Key Laboratory of Precision Welding & Joining of Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.
Xiaoguo Song: National Key Laboratory of Precision Welding & Joining of Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Special Welding Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai, 264209, China
Xiaoyu Tian: Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, Beijing, 100190, China
Guangdong Wu: Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, Beijing, 100190, China
Xiukai Chen: National Key Laboratory of Precision Welding & Joining of Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Special Welding Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai, 264209, China
Huaijin Wang: National Key Laboratory of Precision Welding & Joining of Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Special Welding Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai, 264209, China

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 31
pp. 1304 – 1312

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Studies that focus on brazing high-nitrogen steel (HNS) to high-entropy alloys (HEAs) are currently limited. In this study, the HEA Al0·3CoCrFeNi was successfully brazed to HNS using a commercial BNi-2 filler at 1080–1140 °C. The microstructure and shear strength of the Al0·3CoCrFeNi/HNS brazed joints were observed and evaluated. The typical microstructure of the brazed joint was HNS/infiltration layer/reaction layer/Ni(s,s) (containing NiAl3)/reaction layer/infiltration layer/Al0·3CoCrFeNi. The higher brazing temperature and longer holding time promoted the diffusion of B as a brazing seam with homogeneous Ni(s,s), and more intergranular Cr-rich borides formed in the base materials. The optimized shear strength attained 549.2 MPa after the joint brazed at 1120 °C for 15 min, and ductile fracture occurred in the reaction zone. The insufficient and excessive diffusion of B resulted in residual Cr–B compounds in the brazing seam and excess borides in the HNS, respectively, which negatively affected shear strength. All the joints showed poor corrosion resistance following immersion in a 3.5 wt% NaCl solution because the excess Cr-rich compounds resulted in decreased Cr content in the surrounding matrix. Therefore, Ni-based fillers without B were more suitable for obtaining Al0·3CoCrFeNi/HNS joints with a favorable corrosion resistance.

Published in Journal of Materials Research and Technology

ISSN: 2238-7854 (Print); 2214-0697 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-materials-research-and-technology/

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