DISSIMILAR WELDING BETWEEN 304 STAINLESS STEEL AND 201 STAINLESS STEEL BY GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING
Abstract
Stainless steel is widely utilized across several sectors due to its mechanical features and advantages. The non-melting electrode welding technique in a safe, inert gas atmosphere is consistently preferred for welding various materials due to its superior weld quality and versatility. This study used Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) to make a joint between SUS-304 stainless steel and SUS-201 stainless steel with an ER-308L welding rod. A universal tensile-compression apparatus assesses the tensile strength of the welded connection, while an electronic optical instrument examines the microstructure (OM) of the welded joint. The test results demonstrated the compatibility of the welding technique with the chosen materials and settings; the highest tensile strength of the weld attained was 655 MPa.
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