Microstructure and Pitting Corrosion Resistance of AISI 430 Ferritic Stainless Steel Joints Fabricated by Ultrasonic Vibration Assisted Cold Metal Transfer Technique

The influences of ultrasonic vibration during cold metal transfer welding process on the microstructure, element distribution and pitting resistance AISI 430 ferritic stainless steel joints with ER 308L as filler were investigated. combined effects mechanical vibration, acoustic streaming cavitation significantly refined primary ferrite grain in weld then impacted subsequent solid-phase transition process, leading to ~45% reduction content metal. Moreover, these also resulted homogenization alloying elements corrosion welded was increased compared that without but lower than base higher metal, while one