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Jeff,
by God, how do I miss the great Chuck Meadows!
Most likely it had needed less than a 1/2 of an hour and there would have been the most interesting discussion between you and Chuck on this topic.
I have often thought by myself since he has unfortunately so early passed away, it's almost like "Yin" without "Yang"...
Unfortunately I am not blessed enough to reply your question neither in an appropriate nor in an approximate way.
But please Jeff, let me ask one or two questions, since I have never particularly heard of welding these austenitic-martensitic materials.
What kind of primary structure has the weld metal deposit in general? Is it solidifying similarly to a 304 grade, i.e. delta ferrite transforming secondarily to austenite?
And if so, how does the share of martensite emerge afterwards? Is it by a controlled heat treatment from the interpass temperature?
And finally, so if you may allow, which role does the remaining amount of delta ferrite even play when transforming a large share of austenite into martensite.
Does it - if too high - deteriorate the mechanical or chemical (corrosion) properties of the base material, or weld deposit?
Edit: I have found somewhat by using the SANDVIK material's brand:
http://www2.sandvik.com/sandvik/0140/SM/se01240.nsf/f9aff13490287b65ea2564f50042c670/49040ce20e5ced08412568290044e2f1!OpenDocumentPlease forgive me that I have asked, but I couldn't resist (by knowing you as one of the most outstanding experts in stainless steel welding)! :-)
Thanks a lot in advance for enlightening me and my best regards,
Stephan