THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THE DIRECTION OF CARBON DIFFUSION FLUX IN STEEL WELDMENTS

The redistribution of carbon in steel weldments heated at temperatures situated in the range 500 °C up to 1100 °C is reported. The sandwich-like specimens used for experiments were made from the steels A .IDENT. (ČSN 17242) and K .IDENT. (P91). It was stated that at low temperatures (500-750 °C) the carbon diffusion flux is directed from the steel A into the steel K and at high temperatures from K into A