scholarly journals Tests on SENT Specimens to Study Geometry Effects in the Brittle to Ductile Transition

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Le Delliou ◽  
Samuel Geniaut
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Test Procedure ◽  
Crack Size ◽  
Engineering Structures ◽  
Brittle To Ductile Transition ◽  
Loading Mode ◽  
Piping Systems ◽  
Carbon Manganese Steels ◽  
Geometry Effects

The accurate prediction of ductile fracture behaviour plays an important role in structural integrity assessments of critical engineering structures under fully plastic regime, including nuclear reactors and piping systems. Many structural steels and aluminium alloys generally exhibit significant increases in fracture toughness, characterized by the J-integral, over the first few mm of stable crack extension (Δa), often accompanied by large increases in background plastic deformation. Conventional testing programs to measure crack growth resistance (J–Δa) curves employ three-point bend, SEN(B), or compact, CT. However, laboratory testing of fracture specimens to measure resistance curves (J–Δa) consistently reveals a marked effect of absolute specimen size, geometry, relative crack size (a/W ratio) and loading mode (tension vs. bending) on R-curves. These effects observed in R-curves have enormous practical implications in defect assessments and repair decisions of in-service structures under low constraint conditions. Structural components falling into this category include pressurized piping systems with surface flaws that form during fabrication or during in-service operation. This paper presents the on-going work to study geometry effects (e.g. triaxiality effects) in the brittle to ductile transition of carbon-manganese steels, the basic idea being to compare the results obtained on these specimens with the results obtained on CT specimens. A preliminary program was previously conducted at room temperature using deeply notched specimens (Le Delliou, 2012). Finite element computations were made to optimize the specimen shape and to develop the η-factor, the shape factor F (to compute K) and the normalized compliance μ. For the present program, new specimens have been machined with shallower notches (a/W = 0.4), to get a0/W = 0.5 after fatigue pre cracking. Fatigue pre cracking was conducted in 4-point bending to avoid damaging the back of the notch. Moreover, the specimens have been cut in the TS (Transverse-Short) direction of the plate to get lower toughness properties, and less plasticity during the tests. Tests at room temperature have been conducted first to validate the revised test procedure. Then, the SENT specimens have been tested at −100°C, −60°C, and −40°C, together with CT specimens.

Development of Test on Sent Specimens to Study Geometry Effects

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Le Delliou ◽  
Joumana El-Gharib
Keyword(s):  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Test Procedure ◽  
Crack Size ◽  
Test Procedures ◽  
Engineering Structures ◽  
Loading Mode ◽  
Piping Systems ◽  
Carbon Manganese Steels ◽  
Geometry Effects ◽  
Low Constraint

The accurate prediction of ductile fracture behaviour plays an important role in structural integrity assessments of critical engineering structures under fully plastic regime, including nuclear reactors and piping systems. Many structural steels and aluminium alloys generally exhibit significant increases in fracture toughness, characterized by the J-integral, over the first few mm of stable crack extension (Δa), often accompanied by large increases in background plastic deformation. Conventional testing programs to measure crack growth resistance (J-Δa) curves employ three-point bend, SEN(B), or compact, CT. However, laboratory testing of fracture specimens to measure resistance curves (J-Δa) consistently reveals a marked effect of absolute specimen size, geometry, relative crack size (a/W ratio) and loading mode (tension vs. bending) on R-curves. These effects observed in R-curves have enormous practical implications in defect assessments and repair decisions of in-service structures under low constraint conditions. Structural components falling into this category include pressurized piping systems with surface flaws that form during fabrication or during in-service operation. This paper presents the on-going work to develop specimens and test procedures to study geometry effects (e.g., triaxiality effects) in the brittle to ductile transition of carbon-manganese steels, the basic idea being to compare the results obtained on these specimens with the results obtained on CT specimens. A clamped SENT specimen was chosen for this study. Finite element computations have been made to optimize the specimen shape and to develop the η-factor, the shape factor F (to compute K) and the normalized compliance μ. Preliminary tests have been conducted, showing that some adjustments of the test procedure should be made. Tests on new specimens are on-going.

Tests on SENT and CT Specimens to Study Geometry Effects in the Brittle to Ductile Transition

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Le Delliou ◽  
Samuel Geniaut
Keyword(s):  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Crack Size ◽  
Engineering Structures ◽  
Geometry Effect ◽  
Brittle To Ductile Transition ◽  
Loading Mode ◽  
Piping Systems ◽  
Carbon Manganese Steels ◽  
Geometry Effects ◽  
Low Constraint

The accurate prediction of ductile fracture behaviour plays an important role in structural integrity assessments of critical engineering structures under fully plastic regime, including nuclear reactors and piping systems. Many structural steels and aluminium alloys generally exhibit significant increases in fracture toughness, characterized by the J-integral, over the first few mm of stable crack extension (Δa), often accompanied by large increases in background plastic deformation. Conventional testing programs to measure crack growth resistance (J–Δa) curves employ three-point bend, SEN(B), or compact, CT. However, laboratory testing of fracture specimens to measure resistance curves (J–Δa) consistently reveals a marked effect of absolute specimen size, geometry, relative crack size (a/W ratio) and loading mode (tension vs. bending) on R-curves. These effects observed in R-curves have enormous practical implications in defect assessments and repair decisions of in-service structures under low constraint conditions. Structural components falling into this category include pressurized piping systems with surface flaws that form during fabrication or during in-service operation. A research program was launched by EDF R&D to study geometry effects (e.g. triaxiality effects) in the brittle to ductile transition of carbon-manganese steels using Single-edge notch tension (SENT) specimens, by comparing the results obtained on these specimens with the results obtained on CT specimens. This paper presents the results of the tests conducted between −40°C and −100°C on a large number of specimens of both types. The toughness values of the SENT specimens appear to be included in the scatter of the CT12.5 ones, so the geometry effect between CT and SENT specimens in the brittle to ductile region is not significant. Moreover, the results of the CT12.5 cut in the L-S direction are not very different of those of the specimens cut in the T-S direction. The Master Curve methodology fits rather well the CT12.5 results, whereas the SENT results are not well covered by this methodology. The energetic approach called GP has been applied to the analysis of some tests. This approach shows that the geometry effect between both types of specimens is limited, in agreement with the experimental observations.

The Effect of Piping System Non-Linearity on the Unstable Growth of a Circumferential Through-Wall Crack in a Pipe

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Crack Size ◽  
Instability Criterion ◽  
Piping System ◽  
Linear Elastic ◽  
Piping Systems ◽  
Simple Model System ◽  
Linear Manner

During the last twenty-five years, considerable attention has been given to the structural integrity of steel piping systems, and in particular to the effect of circumferential cracks on their integrity. From a safety perspective, it is important that any crack, say for example a stress corrosion crack or fatigue crack, will not develop into a through-wall crack which will then propagate unstably, thus leading to a guillotine rupture and possibly a pipe whip scenario. One way of guaranteeing that this does not happen is to ensure that unstable growth of a circumferential through-wall crack is unable to occur. An appropriate methodology is based on tearing modulus concepts with the instability criterion being expressed in the form TAPP > TMAT where TAPP is the applied tearing modulus, a measure of the crack driving force, and TMAT is the material tearing modulus, a measure of the material’s crack growth resistance. With a piping system that behaves in a linear elastic manner, TAPP involves only the system’s geometry parameters and the crack size but not the magnitudes of the applied loadings or the material properties of the cracked cross-section; the behaviours of the cracked cross-section and the remainder of the piping system are therefore decoupled. If, however, the system behaves in a non-linear manner say, for example, as a result of excessive deformation arising as a consequence of large deformations, then TAPP also involves the material properties of the cracked cross-section; material and piping system geometry parameters are then not decoupled in the instability criterion. The paper illustrates this point by analysing a simple model system where the non-linearity arises from excessive deformation at a connection.

A study of organo-hectorite clay crystallization

Clay Minerals ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. A. Carrado ◽  
P. Thiyagarajan ◽  
K. Song
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Clay Layer ◽  
Layer Formation ◽  
Surface Areas ◽  
Line Shape Analysis ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Organometallic Molecules

AbstractA method has been developed to synthesize organo-hectorite clays directly from a Mg-silicate gel containing organic or organometallic molecules that are expected to be incorporated within the interlayer space. Complete crystallization occurs upon aqueous reflux for 48 h. The progress of clay layer formation was monitored by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), differential thermal gravimetry (DTG), and infrared (IR) spectroscopy. Evidence of clay XRD peaks occurs after just 4 h of hydrothermal treatment, and Mg(OH)2 is no longer observable after 14 h. Observable changes in DTG and IR occur at about this time as well. Warren line-shape analysis of the 110 reflection indicates that when growth is complete the clay lamellae are on average ∼50% and 25% of the size of natural hectorites and montmorillonites, respectively. The N2 BET surface areas for all materials are also compared. Small angle neutron scattering shows that addition of tetraethyl ammonium (TEA) ions does not alter the structural integrity over that of the purely inorganic form of Li-hectorite, but that use of a cationic polymer does significantly alter the microstructure. The effect of temperature is critical, for at room temperature only the layered Mg hydroxide mineral brucite crystallizes unless very long time scales are used. The crystallizations carried out at room temperature show that clay will form after about 3 months, but that the presence of organics (at least TEA) acts to hinder this process greatly. The role of the organic molecules on silicate clay layer formation is compared with the role of organics in zeolite synthesis.

Tribological Properties of Hot-Pressed SrSO4 Ceramic at Elevated Temperatures in Dry Sliding Against Alumina Ball

2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chong-Chong Mao ◽  
Yu-Feng Li
Keyword(s):  
Tribological Properties ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Testing Temperature ◽  
Dry Sliding ◽  
Potential Candidate ◽  
Friction Behavior ◽  
Wear Rates ◽  
Brittle To Ductile Transition ◽  
Lubricating Film

SrSO4 ceramic was prepared by hot-pressed sintering and its friction behavior was investigated against the Al2O3 ball under the dry sliding condition from room temperature to 800 °C. From room temperature to 400 °C, the tribological properties of SrSO4 ceramic are quite poor with the friction coefficients of 0.65–0.83 and the wear rates of about 10−3 mm3/Nm. With the testing temperature increasing to 600 °C and 800 °C, a brittle to ductile transition of SrSO4 takes place because of the activated slip systems. The friction coefficient and wear rate of SrSO4 ceramic also obviously decrease to 0.37 and about 10−4 mm3/Nm at 800 °C. The significant improvement of the tribological properties is ascribed to the formation of a smooth and continuous SrSO4 lubricating film with excellent ductility and low shear strength at elevated temperature. SrSO4 is considered to be a potential candidate for high-temperature solid lubricant with excellent lubricity.

scholarly journals Achieving room-temperature brittle-to-ductile transition in ultrafine layered Fe-Al alloys

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (39) ◽  
pp. eabb6658
Author(s):  
Lu-Lu Li ◽  
Yanqing Su ◽  
Irene J. Beyerlein ◽  
Wei-Zhong Han
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Extreme Environments ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Layered Composite ◽  
Al Alloys ◽  
Brittle To Ductile Transition ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Structural Applications ◽  
Wear And Corrosion Resistance ◽  
New Applications

Fe-Al compounds are of interest due to their combination of light weight, high strength, and wear and corrosion resistance, but new forms that are also ductile are needed for their widespread use. The challenge in developing Fe-Al compositions that are both lightweight and ductile lies in the intrinsic tradeoff between Al concentration and brittle-to-ductile transition temperature. Here, we show that a room-temperature, ductile-like response can be attained in a FeAl/FeAl2 layered composite. Transmission electron microscopy, nanomechanical testing, and ab initio calculations find a critical layer thickness on the order of 1 μm, below which the FeAl2 layer homogeneously codeforms with the FeAl layer. The FeAl2 layer undergoes a fundamental change from multimodal, contained slip to unimodal slip that is aligned and fully transmitting across the FeAl/FeAl2 interface. Lightweight Fe-Al alloys with room-temperature, ductile-like responses can inspire new applications in reactor systems and other structural applications for extreme environments.

Stable Nanocapsules Formed from Headgroup Polymerization of Natural Phospholipids

2003 ◽  
Vol 775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn E. Lawson ◽  
Alok Singh
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Aqueous Dispersion ◽  
Aqueous Solvent ◽  
Polymerization Behavior

AbstractFormation of lipid based hollow, spherical nanocapsules is reported. N-acylphosphotidylethanolamine (egg) derivatives equipped with divinylbenzoyl functionality in their headgroup region were synthesized to explore their polymerization behavior in vesicles. Polymerizable phospholipids alone produced vesicles as an aqueous dispersion and produced stable nanocapsules upon polymerization at room temperature. These structures survived a redispersed cycle following lyophilization and maintained their structural integrity in non-aqueous solvent.

Integrity Assessment of Pressure Components With Local Hot Spots

2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Seshadri
Keyword(s):  
Hot Spots ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Refractory Lining ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Industrial Processes ◽  
Integrity Assessment ◽  
Piping Systems ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Level 2

Local hot spots can occur in some pressure vessels and piping systems used in industrial processes. The hot spots could be a result of, for instance, localized loss of refractory lining on the inside of pressure components or due to a maldistribution of process flow within vessels containing catalysts. The consequences of these hot spots on the structural integrity of pressure components are of considerable importance to plant operators. The paper addresses structural integrity issues in the context of codes and standards design framework. Interaction of hot spots, as is the case when multiple hot spots occur, is addressed. An assessment method, suitable for further development of a Level 2 “Fitness-for-Service” methodology, is discussed and applied to a commonly used pressure component configuration.

Estimation of Bending Stresses in Piping Systems Subjected to Transient Pressure

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maral Taghva ◽  
Lars Damkilde
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Static Analysis ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Piping System ◽  
Transient Pressure ◽  
Operational Conditions ◽  
Piping Systems ◽  
Bending Stresses

Abstract Modifications in aged process plants may subject piping systems to fluid transient scenarios, which are not considered in the primary design calculations. Due to lack of strict requirements in ASME B31.3 the effect of this phenomenon is often excluded from piping structural integrity reassessments. Therefore, the consequences, such as severe pipe motion or even rupture failure, are discovered after modifications are completed and the system starts to function under new operational conditions. The motivation for this study emanated from several observations in offshore oil and gas piping systems, yet the results could be utilized in structural integrity assessments of any piping system subjected to pressure waves. This paper describes how to provide an approximate solution to determine maximum bending stresses in piping structures subjected to wave impulse loads without using rigorous approaches to calculate the dynamic response. This paper proposes to consider the effect of load duration in quasi-static analysis to achieve more credible results. The proposed method recommends application of lower dynamic load factors than commonly practiced values advised by design codes, for short duration loads such as shock waves. By presenting a real-life example, the results of improved and commonly practiced quasi-static analysis are compared with the site observations as well as dynamic analysis results. It is illustrated that modified quasi-static solution shows agreement with both dynamic analysis and physical behavior of the system. The contents of this study are particularly useful in structural strength re-assessments where the practicing engineer is interested in an approximated solution indicating if the design criteria is satisfied.

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