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PROPERTIES EVALUATION OF SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDED MEDIUM CARBON STEEL MATERIAL

R. A. Mohammed, M. Abdulwahab, E. T. Dauda

This work investigated the mechanical and metallurgical properties of medium carbon steel using shielded metal arc welding process (SMAW) with reference to the weld metal, heat affected zone and parent metal. From the results, shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) of medium carbon steel increased the strength of the welded joint in particular the heat affected zone (HAZ), as revealed by lower impact strength, higher tensile strength and hardness values as compared with the parent and weld metal which is attributed to the fine ferrite matrix and fine pearlite distribution as compared to the weld and parent metal. However, there was a loss of ductility at the welded joint resulting to brittleness of the material