The microstructure of HS 6-5-2 steel in the areas overlapping remelting obtained by the use of GTAW method

The work presents microstructures of HS 6-5-2 high-speed steel from the areas overlapping remelting. The surface layer of the steel was remelted using the GTAW method. The microstructure photos were taken with LM and SEM microscopes. On microstructure photos there are visible results of heat effect overlapping remelting. The conclusions of the work show that as a result of crystallization in the zone of first remelting a system of crystals is formed which is forced the direction of heat removal from the front of the crystallization through the solid phase. With overlapping the second remelting on the first one, as a result of retreating crystallization on the border of the second and the first remelting the direction of crystals packing changes. Additionally, the heat influence zone of the second remelting changes the structure of the first remelting significantly. Aforementioned factors determine the decrease of the microhardness value of the surface layer within the areas overlapping remelting.