Specification for Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel and Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipe Nipples

10.1520/a0733 ◽  
2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Carbon Steel ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steel ◽  
Steel Pipe ◽  
Stainless Steel Pipe

An Experimental and Numerical Methodology to Investigate Crack Growth in a 304L Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipe Under Thermal Fatigue

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauline Bouin ◽  
Antoine Fissolo ◽  
Ce´dric Gourdin
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steel ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Thermal Fatigue ◽  
Thermal Loading ◽  
Steel Pipe ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Inner Surface ◽  
Stainless Steel Pipe

This paper covers work carried out by the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) to investigate on mechanisms leading to cracking of piping as a result of thermal loading existing in flow mixing zones. The main purpose of this work is to analyse, with a new experiment and its numerical interpretation, and to understand the mechanism of propagation of cracks in such components. To address this issue, a new specimen has been developed on the basis of the Fat3D experiment. This thermal fatigue test consists in heating a 304L steel pre-cracked tube while cyclically injecting ambient water onto its inner surface. The tube is regularly removed from the furnace for a crack characterisation. Finally, the crack growth is evaluated from the crack length differences between two stops. In parallel, a finite element analysis is developed using the finite element Cast3M code. A pipe with a semi-elliptical crack on its inner surface is modelled. A cyclic thermal loading is imposed on the tube. This loading is in agreement with experimental data. The crack propagates through the thickness. A prediction of the velocity of the crack is finally assessed using a Paris’ law type criteria. Finally, this combined experimental and numerical work on 304L austenitic stainless steel pipes will enable to improve existing methods to accurately predict the crack growth under cyclic thermal loadings in austenitic stainless steel pipe at the design stage.

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