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The microstructures and tensile properties of fresh and aged reformer furnace tubes and a fresh-to-aged welded joint were investigated to assess the weldability of fresh-to-aged reformer furnace tubes. Damage evaluation of the fresh-to-aged welded joint was also carried out using the modified Kachanov–Rabotnov model. The experimental results showed that M7C3 carbide transforms into M23C6 carbide and secondary carbides precipitate in the matrix after aging treatment. With continuous exposure, the interdendritic precipitates coalesced and coarsened and the number of secondary carbides reduced gradually. Microdefects were absent in the fresh-to-aged welded joint, and the tensile properties of the welded joint were close to the as-cast alloy, which confirms the weldability of fresh-to-aged furnace tubes. According to the results of the simulation, stress redistribution occurred during the creep process and the peak damage of the welded joint was located in the aged tube. The maximum damage of the fresh-to-aged welded joint reached 34.01% at 1.5 × 105 h.

Weldability and Damage Evaluations of Fresh-to-Aged Reformer Furnace Tubes