Experimental investigation of local tensile and fracture resistance behaviour of dissimilar metal weld joint: SA508 Gr.3 Cl.1 and SA312 Type 304LN

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kumar ◽  
P. K. Singh ◽  
K. N. Karn ◽  
V. Bhasin
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Weld Joint ◽  
Fracture Resistance ◽  
Dissimilar Metal ◽  
Dissimilar Metal Weld ◽  
Metal Weld

Brittle Fracture Analysis of a Dissimilar Metal Weld

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Blouin ◽  
S. Chapuliot ◽  
S. Marie ◽  
J. M. Bergheau ◽  
C. Niclaeys
Keyword(s):  
Brittle Fracture ◽  
Weld Joint ◽  
Threshold Stress ◽  
Base Alloy ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Loading Conditions ◽  
Brittle To Ductile Transition ◽  
Dissimilar Metal ◽  
Dissimilar Metal Weld ◽  
Metal Weld

One important part of the integrity demonstration of large ferritic components is based on the demonstration that they could never undergo brittle fracture. Connections between a ferritic component and an austenitic piping (Dissimilar Metal Weld — DMW) have to respect these rules, in particular the Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) created by the welding process and which encounters a brittle-to-ductile transition. Within that frame, the case considered in this article is a Ni base alloy narrow gap weld joint between a ferritic pipe (A533 steel) and an austenitic pipe (316L stainless steel). The aim of the present study is to show that in the same loading conditions, the weld joint is less sensitive to the brittle fracture than the surrounding ferritic part of the component. That is to say that the demonstration should be focused on the ferritic base metal which is the weakest material. The bases of this study rely on a stress-based criterion developed by Chapuliot et al., using a threshold stress (σth) below which the cleavage cannot occur. This threshold stress can be used to define the brittle crack occurrence probability, which means it is possible to determine the highest loading conditions without any brittle fracture risk.

scholarly journals Experimental Characterisation and Numerical Modelling of Residual Stresses in a Nuclear Safe-End Dissimilar Metal Weld Joint

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1298
Author(s):  
Shuyan Zhang ◽  
Zhuozhi Fan ◽  
Jun Li ◽  
Shuwen Wen ◽  
Sanjooram Paddea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Neutron Diffraction ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Weld Joint ◽  
Steel Tube ◽  
Contour Method ◽  
Fe Modelling ◽  
Dissimilar Metal ◽  
Dissimilar Metal Weld ◽  
Metal Weld

In this study, a mock-up of a nuclear safe-end dissimilar metal weld (DMW) joint (SA508-3/316L) was manufactured. The manufacturing process involved cladding and buttering of the ferritic steel tube (SA508-3). It was then subjected to a stress relief heat treatment before being girth welded together with the stainless steel tube (316L). The finished mock-up was subsequently machined to its final dimension. The weld residual stresses were thoroughly characterised using neutron diffraction and the contour method. A detailed finite element (FE) modelling exercise was also carried out for the prediction of the weld residual stresses resulting from the manufacturing processes of the DMW joint. Both the experimental and numerical results showed high levels of tensile residual stresses predominantly in the hoop direction of the weld joint in its final machined condition, tending towards the OD surface. The maximum hoop residual stress determined by the contour method was 500 MPa, which compared very well with the FE prediction of 467.7 Mpa. Along the neutron scan line at the OD subsurface across the weld joint, both the contour method and the FE modelling gave maximum hoop residual stress near the weld fusion line on the 316L side at 388.2 and 453.2 Mpa respectively, whereas the neutron diffraction measured a similar value of 480.6 Mpa in the buttering zone near the SA508-3 side. The results of this research thus demonstrated the reasonable consistency of the three techniques employed in revealing the level and distribution of the residual stresses in the DMW joint for nuclear applications.

Effect of PWHT on the Mechanical and Metallographical Properties of a Dissimilar-Metal Weld Joint of F82H and SUS316L Steels

2011 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 334-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Nogami ◽  
N. Hara ◽  
T. Nagasaka ◽  
A. Hasegawa ◽  
T. Muroga
Keyword(s):  
Weld Joint ◽  
Dissimilar Metal ◽  
Dissimilar Metal Weld ◽  
Metal Weld

SCC Crack Growth Analysis for a Dissimilar Metal Weld Using Advanced FEA

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuya Ogawa ◽  
Masao Itatani ◽  
Takahiro Hayashi ◽  
Toshiyuki Saito
Keyword(s):  
Crack Growth ◽  
Stress Corrosion Cracking ◽  
Weld Joint ◽  
Growth Analysis ◽  
Growth Behavior ◽  
Crack Growth Behavior ◽  
Dissimilar Metal ◽  
Growth Properties ◽  
Dissimilar Metal Weld ◽  
Metal Weld

Management of plant service life is a key issue for improving the safety of light water reactors. Some incidents of primary water stress corrosion cracking (PWSCC) of pressurized water reactor (PWR) components, such as a primary loop piping/nozzle weld, and intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) of boiling water reactor (BWR) components, such as a shroud support weld, have been reported in the past. When a crack is detected, crack growth analysis is required as part of the structural integrity assessment of the component with the crack. In Japan, the “Rules on Fitness-for-Service for Nuclear Power Plants” of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME FFS Code) describes the conventional methodology for analyzing crack growth. The methodology assumes a semi-elliptical crack shape and is based on crack growth calculation at only the deepest and surface points of the crack. However, the actual crack growth behavior is likely to be very different from that analyzed by the conventional methodology due to the complex distribution of residual stress and dependency of crack growth properties on the materials composing the weld joint, particularly in the case of cracks in a dissimilar metal weld. Recently, crack growth analysis techniques using finite element analysis (FEA) have been used to analyze crack growth behavior in more detail. In this study, a program code was developed for SCC crack growth analysis that consists of fracture mechanics analysis by “ABAQUS”, crack growth calculation and automatic remesh of the FE model by in-house code. Case studies of SCC crack growth analysis for a dissimilar metal weld were performed and the analysis results were compared with those obtained by the conventional methodology. As a result, it was confirmed that the conventional methodology provides a conservative estimation of crack growth behavior. It was also found that the difference in crack growth properties of individual materials composing the weld joint had a significant effect on the crack growth behavior, particularly on a dissimilar metal weld. Furthermore, the effect of the material anisotropy of the SCC crack growth rate for the weld metal on the crack growth behavior was investigated.

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