Structure and properties of two-layer clad steel used in arctic vessel hull building

Abstract

Austenitic steel Kh20N6G11AM2BF with a nitrogen content of 0.4 wt % exhibits enhanced mechanical properties, high wear, and high resistance to stress-corrosion cracking (SCC) after quenching from rolling heating and after quenching from 1150°C and 15% cold deformation. This shows that it can be used in arctic shipbuilding as a cladding material for hull plates. Strong bonding of Kh20N6G11M2AFB austenitic steel cladding with a nitrogen content of 0.4 wt % with 10N3KhDMBF hull steel is obtained. The shear resistance is registered to be 437–520 MPa. Redistribution of the alloying elements with the formation of a martensitic layer, which is observed at the interface between the cladding layer and the base material, must be taken into account in the final heat treatment considering different processing conditions.