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Therefore, this study reflects on the properties of welds in the MAG welding of Hardox 450, obtained through an innovative micro-jet cooling process with helium. This joining technology aims to reduce the formation of defects and to obtain a joint with very good assumed mechanical properties. Structural components of grade steel require welds with acceptable mechanical parameters with respect to operational loading conditions. That is, this study focuses on selecting welding parameters for the Hardox 450 steel and determining the weld quality with respect to microstructural observations and mechanical tests, such as the Charpy, tensile and fatigue tests. Weld fracturing under increasing monotonic force was examined and was strongly related to both stress components, i.e., axial and shear. The joint response under fatigue was expressed through differences in the fracture zones, i.e., at a stress value lower than the proportional limit, and weld degradation occurred in the shear and axial stress components. The data indicate that the hourglass specimen, with the weld in the centre zone of the measurement section, can be directly used to determine a weld response under cyclic loading. The impact test results showed attractive behaviour in the tested joint, as represented by 47 J at \u221220 \u00b0C. The recommended MAG welding parameters for Hardox 450 steel are low-oxygen when using an Ar + 18% CO2 shielding mixture. The collected results can be directly used as a guide to weld thin-walled structures (6 mm) made of Hardox grade steel, while the data from mechanical tests can support the modelling, designing and manufacturing of components made from this kind of steel grade.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma15207118","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,13]],"date-time":"2022-10-13T22:21:11Z","timestamp":1665699671000},"page":"7118","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Hardox 450 Weld in Microstructural and Mechanical Approaches after Welding at Micro-Jet Cooling"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Ab\u00edlio P.","family":"Silva","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department Electromecanica, Universidade da Beira Interior, Rua Marqu\u00eas d\u2019\u00c1vila e Bolama, 6201-001 Covilh\u00e3, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2296-1032","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tomasz","family":"W\u0119grzyn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Krasi\u0144skiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2533-7200","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tadeusz","family":"Szymczak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Motor Transport Institute, Jagiello\u0144ska 80, 03-301 Warsaw, Poland"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3312-1864","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bo\u017cena","family":"Szczucka-Lasota","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Krasi\u0144skiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland"}]},{"given":"Bogus\u0142aw","family":"\u0141azarz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Krasi\u0144skiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Pawar, N. 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