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Weld solidification cracking in a 304L stainless steel water tank

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Abstract Type 304L stainless steel alloy is known to be highly resistant to solidification cracking. In the present case the particular design of the welded seams in a simple 200… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Type 304L stainless steel alloy is known to be highly resistant to solidification cracking. In the present case the particular design of the welded seams in a simple 200 litre water tank, along with the likely manner in which the closing welds were made, has led to an interesting example of interdendritic hot cracking in 304L GTA welded using a 309L filler metal. The paper presents a short introduction to hot cracking in austenitic stainless steels and uses the fractographic evidence to demonstrate that this form of cracking has occurred. The cracking has occurred primarily from excessive residual restraint stresses arising from weld -fit-up and welding practice, combined with the particular sequence of welds made in finally closing the tank.

Keywords: water tank; stainless steel; cracking 304l; solidification cracking; 304l stainless; tank

Journal Title: Engineering Failure Analysis
Year Published: 2020

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