To tackle the issue of microstructural segregation in nickel-based alloy weldments and the consequent degradation of joint mechanical properties, this study delves into the impacts of two post-weld heat treatment schedules on the microstructural features and mechanical behavior of gas tungsten arc-welded Incoloy 825 nickel-based alloy joints.The results reveal that both heat treatment procedures lead to a notable coarsening of fine grain boundary carbides in the base metal (BM). Moreover, the γ′ phase can be precipitated within BM grains through solution treatment combined with two-stage aging. Both post-weld heat treatments facilitate extensive precipitation of the δ and Laves phases in the WZ interdendritic zones, effectively alleviating segregation. Nevertheless, joints subjected to solution treatment and two-stage aging develop microcracks at the interface between the unmixed zone (UMZ) and the heat-affected zone (HAZ), along with the formation of micropores within the HAZ. Mechanical characterization indicates a substantial increase in microhardness in the weld zone (WZ) after both heat treatment protocols. Solution treatment with single-stage aging maintains hardness levels in the HAZ and BM that are comparable to those in the as-welded state. Joints treated with solution treatment and single-stage aging show a marginal reduction in tensile strength, accompanied by a 9.2% improvement in uniform elongation, and fracture exclusively occurs within the BM. Conversely, the tensile strength of joints treated with solution treatment and two-stage aging significantly rises to 795 MPa, an increase of 17.3%, while the uniform elongation decreases. The fracture localization shifts to the UMZ/HAZ interfacial regions and adjacent HAZ areas, presenting a ductile-brittle mixed fracture morphology.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
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| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |