This paper presents results of experimental research concerning the impact of an innovative method of micro-jet cooling on the padding

weld performed with MIG welding. Micro-jet cooling is a novel method patented in 2011. It enables to steer the parameters of weld

cooling in a precise manner. In addition, various elements which may e.g. enhance hardness or alter tribological properties can be entered

into its top surface, depending on the applied cooling gas. The material under study was steel 20MnCr5, which was subject to the welding

process with micro-jet cooling and without cooling. Nitrogen was used as a cooling gas. The main parameter of weld assessment was wear

intensity. The tests were conducted in a tribological pin-on-disc type position. The following results exhibit growth at approximately 5% in

wear resistance of padding welds with micro-jet cooling.

The material selected for this investigation was low alloy steel weld metal deposit (WMD) after MAG welding with micro-jet cooling. The

present investigation was aimed as the following tasks: analyze impact toughness of WMD in terms of micro-jet cooling parameters. Weld

metal deposit (WMD) was first time carried out for MAG welding with micro-jet cooling of compressed air and gas mixture of argon and

air. Until that moment only argon, helium and nitrogen and its gas mixture were tested for micro-jet cooling

Weld metal deposit (WMD) was carried out for standard MMA welding process. This welding method is still promising mainly due to the high amount of AF (acicular ferrite) and low amount of MAC (self-tempered martensite, retained austenite, carbide) phases in WMD. That structure corresponds with good impact toughness of welds at low temperature. Separate effect of these elements on the mechanical properties of welds is well known, but the combined effect of these alloy additions has not been analyzed so far. It was decided to check the total influence of nickel with a content between 1% to 3% and molybdenum with content from 0.1% up to 0.5%.