SS 347 Weld Overlay Defects After Gasket Face Machining

Try it.

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Ask your welder what she thinks.

Check out the link below.

I think your questions will be answered.

http://www.ijmer.com/papers/Vol4_Issue7/Version-4/IJMER-47046064.pdf

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Hi,

Many thanks for sharing the file.

Abhay

Hi aanaik
In the thirty-four years I've been working in the gas & Oil Industry, it is the first time that I hear about overlay in the gasket face.
Are you talking about a spiral wound gasket? or by chance you want mean overlay to the Flange Race Face?
HP

Overlay on Flange face and inside diameter of forge nozzle neck.

Inside forge neck it is by ESSC and on gasket face by ESSC/FCAW/SMAW process.

Parent material is Low alloy steel ( SA 387 GR 11 CL2 or SA 387 GR 22 CL2).

Weld overlay on ID of nozzle and face+ profile by SS 347.

Abhay

Since gasket face machining appears to be the issue, how deep into the overlay is this machining? Is it removing more than 50% of the overlay, or less? I think you should pay attention to the link given where strip overlay welding is highly urged over wire welding.

That technique should deliver much more acceptable result, but you should audit all of the conditions (including the machining aspect to ensure the cut is not too deep). Make sure the general surface is near where it needs to end up, or machining will undo most or all of the protection added by overlay process.

Have you looked into strict additive manufacturing process for this? It exists, as I am led to believe. Look it up for yourself.