Investigations on the structure – Property relationships of electron beam welded Inconel 625 and UNS 32205

• Joining of dissimilar metals of Inconel 625 and UNS S32205 using electron beam welding.
• Detailed structure – property relationship of dissimilar welds.
• Improved metallurgical and tensile properties from the EB welding.

The metallurgical and mechanical properties of electron beam welded Ni based superalloy Inconel 625 and UNS S32205 duplex stainless steel plates have been investigated in the present study. Interface microstructure studies divulged the absence of any grain coarsening effects or the formation of any secondary phases at the heat affected zone (HAZ) of the electron beam (EB) weldments. Tensile studies showed that the fracture occurred at the weld zone in all the trials and the average weld strength was reported to be 850 MPa. Segregation of Mo rich phases was witnessed at the inter-dendritic arms of the fusion zone. The study recommended the use of EB welding for joining these dissimilar metals by providing detailed structure – property relationships.