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Hot cracking susceptibility of alloy 617 and modified alloy 617 weld metals
University West, Department of Engineering Science, Division of mechanical engineering. Alleima EMEA AB, Sandviken (SWE). (KAMPT)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7880-6002
Alleima EMEA AB, Sandviken (SWE).
University West, Department of Engineering Science, Division of mechanical engineering. (KAMPT)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3374-6282
University West, Department of Engineering Science, Division of mechanical engineering. (KAMPT)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9065-0741
2026 (English)In: Welding International, ISSN 0950-7116, p. 1-14Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Two 617-type filler metals with different Carbon and Boron contents were used to deposit TIG all-weld metal. Longitudinal Varestraint testing was utilized to evaluate and compare their weld metal cracking susceptibility. Hardness, tensile, and impact toughness testing were conducted on the all-weld metal samples, and light optical microscopy as well as scanning electron microscopy, equipped with energy dispersive spectroscopy were adopted for the microstructural inspection of the Varestraint tested samples. Computational thermodynamics supported in calculating the solidification interval and predicting the phases formed. Results showed that the modified Alloy 617 (617mod.) with higher Boron and lower Carbon content is the preferred filler metal, because it showed lower hot cracking susceptibility than the regular version of Alloy 617. In addition, the impact toughness of the modified Alloy 617 was almost three times higher than for Alloy 617 but showed lower tensile strength. In terms of microstructure, the modified Alloy 617 disclosed less precipitates along the cracks than the regular Alloy 617. These observations were supported by computational thermodynamic calculations.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2026. p. 1-14
Keywords [en]
varestraint, hot cracking, nickel-base
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Manufacturing, Surface and Joining Technology Metallurgy and Metallic Materials
Research subject
Production Technology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-25133DOI: 10.1080/09507116.2026.2644270OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-25133DiVA, id: diva2:2056814
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Funding for this work was provided by Alleima EMEA AB as well as the research school Smart Industry Sweden via the KK-Foundation in Sweden. Stiftelsen för Kunskaps- och Kompetensutveckling (SiCoMaP; SMART Industry Sweden).

Available from: 2026-04-30 Created: 2026-04-30 Last updated: 2026-05-18
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1. Hot Cracking Susceptibility in Austenitic High-Temperature Alloys
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2026 (English)Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Manufacturing thermal power plants requires welding of high-temperature alloys such as stainless steels and Ni-based alloys. These alloys are sensitive to hot cracking during welding, mainly due to their FCC-microstructure, especially in multipass welding of thick sections where thermal stresses increase. This work evaluates the hot cracking susceptibility of Sanicro® 25 and 310S stainless steels, as well as all-weld metal produced with Ni-based filler metals Alloy 617 and Alloy 617mod., commonly used for welding Sanicro® 25. The aim of this thesis is therefore to improve understanding of cracking susceptibility in high-temperature stainless steels and Ni-based alloys for thermal power plant applications. Varestraint weldability testing was used to rank and assess hot cracking susceptibility under controlled conditions.

Additional testing and examination included metallography, mechanical testing and the use of computational thermodynamics. Results show that Sanicro® 25 is slightly more susceptible to hot cracking than 310S, while both Alloy 617 all-weld metals were less susceptible than Sanicro® 25. The higher cracking susceptibility correlates with a larger fraction of phases and precipitates in or close to the cracks in the microstructure, which was also consistent with thermodynamic calculations. These calculations revealed a narrower solidification interval for 310S compared to Sanicro® 25, and higher a fraction of precipitated phases for Alloy 617 than Alloy 617mod. Overall, it is concluded that Sanicro® 25 remains as a good candidate material for thermal power plants and that today’s recommended filler metal Alloy 617, and in particular the Alloy 617mod. version, is less susceptible to hot cracking than Sanicro® 25. Thus, based on the hot cracking susceptibility, Sanicro® 25 material can be assessed for welded thermal power plant applications based on the parent materials inherent properties and the weldment will not be the weakest part. 

Abstract [sv]

Värmekraftverk kräver användning av högtemperaturbeständiga metalliska material vilka är utvecklade för att fungera vid de högre temperaturerna som uppstår under drift i ett värmekraftverk. I dessa värmekraftverk används rostfria stål och Ni-baserade legeringar, vilka är känsliga för en viss typ av defekt kallad ”varmsprickor” som kan uppstå vid svetsning av materialet, som i svetsoperationen kommer att smälta och åter stelna. Varmsprickorna påverkas negativt av spänningar som uppstår i materialet på grund av svetsning, vilka kommer att öka desto tjockare material som svetsas, då flera lager av svetsning krävs vid ökad materialtjocklek.  

I detta arbete så utvärderas känsligheten för varmsprickbilning hos de rostfria stålen Sanicro® 25 och 310S samt för svetsgods tillverkat med det Ni-baserade tillsatsmaterialen Alloy 617 och Alloy 617mod., vilka vanligtvis används för svetsning av Sanicro® 25. Målet har varit att förbättra förståelsen för varmsprickkänsligheten hos dessa högtemperaturmaterial för tillämpningar i värmekraftverk. För att för att rangordna och bedöma legeringarnas varmsprickkänslighet under kontrollerade förhållanden användes så kallad Varestraintprovning, som innebär att material får stelna samtidigt som det böjs. Dessutom användes mikroskopiska undersökningar samt beräkningsmetoder för att bättre förstå resultaten från Varestraintprovningen. 

Resultaten visar att Sanicro® 25 är något mer känsligt för varmsprickbildning än 310S. Däremot konstaterades att båda Alloy 617-svetsgodsen var mindre känsliga än Sanicro® 25, vilket indikerar att tillsatsmaterialet inte är den svaga länken ur ett varmsprickperspektiv och därmed ett möjligt alternativ för applikationer i värmekraftverk.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Trollhättan: University West, 2026. p. 66
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Licentiate Thesis: University West ; 59
Keywords
Varestraint testing; Hot cracking; Weldability; Sanicro® 25; 310S; Alloy 617; Stainless steel; Ni-based alloys, Varestraintprovning; Varmsprickor; Svetsbarhet; Sanicro® 25; 310S; Alloy 617; Rostfria stål; Ni-baserade legeringar
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Manufacturing, Surface and Joining Technology Metallurgy and Metallic Materials
Research subject
Production Technology
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urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-25030 (URN)978-91-89969-66-7 (ISBN)978-91-89969-65-0 (ISBN)
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2026-05-11, J106, Gustava Melins gata, Trollhättan, 13:00 (English)
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Paper C is accepted for publication in the licentiate thesis. After printing, paper C has been published and is also available as a partial work here.

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