Some notes on 17-4 PH steel are as follows:-
Under ideal conditions, the alloy can be best welded when fresh from the mill, and supplied in solution annealed condition. After welding with matching SMAW electrode SFA 5.4 Type 630 or matching GTAW filler metal, one would get the best properties but the weld has to be aged to get the ASTM/ASME code specified meachanical properties.
Generally 17-4 PH steel (UNS 17400) is covered in ASME-Sec-II Part-A , under specification, SA564 Type 630 and by ASTM specification A693 Type 630
If the alloy is supplied in solution annealed and aged condition, then welding it in situ with matching 630 electrodes would not be ideal, since the alloy already would have very high strength and very low ductility (typicall 8-14% depending on aging temperature).
The only and the best option is to weld with Austenitic S.S electrodes, such as E-ER 308/308L or E-ER-309/309L or Nickel based electrodes such Inconel 82. Use of austenitic electrodes would produce welds of under matching strength, such as:-
- 17-4-PH –Base metal UTS after solution anneal and aging, ³ 140Ksi
- 308/309L electrodes, undiluted all weld metal UTS ³75 Ksi
- Inconel 82 (E-NiCrFe3) electrodes, undiluted all weld metal UTS ³ 80 Ksi
Welding recommendations, e.g. technique, control of heat input etc are same as for 300 series of austenitic stainless steels.
Thanks
Pradip Goswami
Welding Engineer/Specialist
Ontario Power Generation Inc.
Ontario.
> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:17:45 +0700
> Subject: [MW:3554] Re: Electrode for 17-4 PH cast steel
> From: maringan.hutagalung@gmail.com
> To: materials-welding@googlegroups.com; novatekcorp@yahoo.co.in
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> Thanks for the replies.
>
> I am trying to recommend them to use Avesta 248 SV rutile electrode
> www.avestawelding.com/3206.epibrw
> Which I have it on our stock.
> I see that the chemicals composition and mechanical properties is only
> have a little bit different, while this type of electrode not comply
> to AWS E630
>
> @ Prem : I interest to your WPS when you apply E308L for your case,
> please send me directly a copy of it.
>
> Thanks for cooperation.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
> Maringan
>
> On 10/27/09, PREM SHANKARDUTT NAUTIYAL <prem_nautiyal@rediffmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > We weld 17-4PH with E308L electrodes for SMAW process.
> > I will send you the complete welding procedure tomorrow if you require..
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Prem Nautiyal
> > Cell:9820313278
> >
> > On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:01:48 +0530 wrote
> >>Sir
> > If 17-4PH is it pre trated to any specfic condition as like 950, 1075 or
> > 1100, 1150 ?
> > If pre trated , then it would be best to use 312 type electrode
> > Regards
> > Suneel Gore
> >>
> >>--- On Tue, 27/10/09, Maringan Hutagalung wrote:
> >>
> >
> >>From: Maringan Hutagalung
> >>Subject: [MW:3549] Electrode for 17-4 PH cast steel
> >>To: materials-welding@googlegroups.com
> >>Date: Tuesday, 27 October, 2009, 12:32 PM
> >>
> >>
> >
> >>Dear all,
> >>
> >>Our customer as a pulp and paper mill service are repairing
> >>a liner in a rotor housing, the material is a cast steel type 17-4PH.
> >>
> >>For repair of some defect caused corrosion and abrasion wear, they
> >>require an electrode AWS E630.
> >>
> >>Does anyone can give an advice for other type of electrode to
> >>substitute a E630 since
> >>we don't have stock of it.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance
> >>
> >>
> >>Maringan
> >>
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> > PREM S NAUTIYAL
> > CELL : 9820313278
> > >
> >
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