Wear resistance and microstructural evaluation of a hardfacing welded S355J2 steel pipe piles

Fatih Özen; Volkan Onar; Gökhan Çil; Mahmut Gel

doi:10.1515/mt-2021-2130

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Wear resistance and microstructural evaluation of a hardfacing welded S355J2 steel pipe piles

Fatih Özen , Volkan Onar , Gökhan Çil
Gökhan Çil, born in 1989 in Oyonnax, Fransa, graduated as Metallurgy and Material engineer from Cumhuriyet University. Graduated from MSc at Sakarya University in 2013 with investigating the effect of activation on ferromanganese production from Denizli-Tavas manganese ore by carbothermal reduction. He continued PhD education at Sakarya University since 2014. Also, he has been working as a Quality Chief Engineer at Erciyas Steel Pipe Company for 6 years.
and Mahmut Gel
Mahmut Gel, born in 1984 in Duzce, Turkey, graduated as Metallurgy and Material Engineer from Istanbul Technical University. Then, he graduated from MSc at Duzce University in 2019 with investigating the effect of different root pass on weldability and mechanical properties in submerged arc welding applicatıon of API steels. Since 2020, continuing PhD at Duzce University. Also, he has been working as a Quality Manager at Erciyas Steel Pipe Company for 10 years.

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Abstract

Steel pipe piles are used to reinforce the grounds. Due to high hardness of the rocky materials, in some cases, the tip surface should be developed with new designs in terms of geometry, material and heat treatment. In this study, a hardfacing welding, which reinforces the application point of the tip surface, was applied on the steel pipe pile shoe tip which was manufactured from S355J2 steel. Wear tests were applied and hardness measurements were made to explain wear behavior. According to the results, the hardened surface of the 3rd layer which was welded with FCH-360 flux cored wire showed higher hardness than other layers. Similarly, the highest wear resistance was obtained in this layer. Martensitic and bainitic structures with ferrite islets were observed from the first layer to the second layer. The bainite and ferrite isles were gradually transformed to martensite and maintained itself from first to third layer. The martensitic structure mainly controlled the hardness and wear resistance. The sizes of the martensite highly affected the hardness and wear resistance of the layer itself.

Keywords: hardfacing; martensite; pile shoe; steel pile pipes; wear resistance

Corresponding author: Fatih Özen, Beşiri Organized Industrial Zone Vocational College, Batman University, Batman, 72060, Turkey, E-mail: fatih.ozen@batman.edu.tr

About the authors

Gökhan Çil

Gökhan Çil, born in 1989 in Oyonnax, Fransa, graduated as Metallurgy and Material engineer from Cumhuriyet University. Graduated from MSc at Sakarya University in 2013 with investigating the effect of activation on ferromanganese production from Denizli-Tavas manganese ore by carbothermal reduction. He continued PhD education at Sakarya University since 2014. Also, he has been working as a Quality Chief Engineer at Erciyas Steel Pipe Company for 6 years.

Mahmut Gel

Mahmut Gel, born in 1984 in Duzce, Turkey, graduated as Metallurgy and Material Engineer from Istanbul Technical University. Then, he graduated from MSc at Duzce University in 2019 with investigating the effect of different root pass on weldability and mechanical properties in submerged arc welding applicatıon of API steels. Since 2020, continuing PhD at Duzce University. Also, he has been working as a Quality Manager at Erciyas Steel Pipe Company for 10 years.

Author contribution: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: None declared.
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Keywords for this article

hardfacing; martensite; pile shoe; steel pile pipes; wear resistance