Journal
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 32, Issue 7, Pages 708-721Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/02670836.2016.1142705
Keywords
Linepipe steel; Heat-affected zone; Microstructure modelling; Precipitate dissolution; Austenite grain growth; Austenite decomposition; Ferrite; Bainite; Martensite/austenite
Funding
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada
- Evraz, Inc. NA
- TransCanada Pipelines Ltd
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An important aspect of the integrity of oil and gas pipelines is the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of girth welds where the microstructure of the as-hot rolled steel is altered with potentially adverse effects on the HAZ properties. Therefore, it is critical to evaluate the HAZ microstructure for different welding scenarios. Here, an integrated microstructure evolution model is proposed and applied to the HAZ of an X80 linepipe steel. The model considers dissolution of Nb-rich precipitates, austenite grain growth and austenite decomposition into ferrite and bainite. Microstructure maps showing the fraction of transformation products as a function of distance from the fusion line are obtained and used to compare the effect of different welding procedures on the HAZ microstructure.
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