scholarly journals Technical basis for the initiation and cessation of environmentally-assisted cracking of low-alloy steels in elevated temperature PWR environments

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.A. James
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Temperature ◽  
Low Alloy Steels ◽  
Environmentally Assisted Cracking ◽  
Alloy Steels ◽  
Technical Basis

Observation of Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation for Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels in Oxygenated Water at Elevated Temperature

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makoto Higuchi ◽  
Katsumi Sakaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Elevated Temperature ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Fatigue Crack Initiation ◽  
Low Alloy Steels ◽  
Test Conditions ◽  
Alloy Steels ◽  
Crack Initiation Life ◽  
Temperature Water

Low cycle fatigue life of structural materials in LWR plants decreases remarkably in elevated temperature water depending on strain rate, temperature, water chemistry and material properties. The maximum reduction rate in fatigue life for carbon and low alloy steels is over 100 in severe conditions. Fatigue life is composed of fatigue crack initiation life and consequent propagation life. It is important to know the proportion of crack initiation life to propagation life in water environment when developing a model to estimate fatigue crack initiation life. The beachmark imprinting method was used to monitor fatigue crack initiation and consequent propagation. Environmental test conditions varied widely from severely accelerated conditions of high temperature and dissolved oxygen to mild conditions of lower temperature and oxygen. Fatigue crack initiation life could be determined using the beachmark imprinting method for all test conditions. Based on obtained test results, the susceptibility of each parameter in NWC and the relationships between NWC/NW and environmental fatigue life correction factor Fen under various conditions are discussed, but a good relationship could not be detected due to widely scattered data and a model to predict fatigue crack initiation life could not be proposed.

Proposal for the Implementation of Elevated Temperature Design Fatigue Curve for 2-1/4Cr-1Mo-V and 3Cr-1Mo-V Steels

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsumi Takehana ◽  
Takeru Sano ◽  
Susumu Terada ◽  
Hideo Kobayashi
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Temperature ◽  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Fatigue Curve ◽  
Temperature Limit ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Low Alloy Steels ◽  
Alloy Steels ◽  
Elevated Temperature Design

2-1/4Cr-1Mo-V and 3Cr-1Mo-V steels have been used extensively as materials for elevated temperature and high-pressure hydro-processing reactors. These steels have both of high strength at elevated temperature and high resistance against elevated temperature hydrogen attack due to the addition of vanadium. The operating temperature of these reactors is between 800 and 900deg.F. The fatigue evaluations of these reactors per ASME Sec. VIII Div.2 and Div.3 can’t be performed in spite of demand for fatigue analysis because the temperature limit of design fatigue curve in ASME Sec. VIII Div.2 and Div.3 for carbon and low alloy steels is 700deg.F. Results of load and strain controlled fatigue tests conducted over the temperature range from room temperature to 932deg.F (500deg.C) are reported for 2-1/4Cr-1Mo-V and 3Cr-1Mo-V steels. These data were compared with data for 2-1/4Cr-1Mo steels available from the literatures. The fatigue strength for a 2-1/4Cr-1Mo-V steel in high cycle region is higher than that for 2-1/4Cr-1Mo steels and in low cycle region is lower. The fatigue strength for a 3Cr-1Mo-V steel is almost same as that for 2-1/4Cr-1Mo-V steels. Therefore an elevated temperature design fatigue curve for 2-1/4Cr-1Mo-V and 3Cr-1Mo-V steels is newly proposed. It is found from the case study that the different fatigue life can be predicted by using different mean stress correction procedure.

Technical Basis of Material Toughness Requirements in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 2

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Osage ◽  
Martin Prager
Keyword(s):  
Impact Test ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Low Alloy Steels ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Division 1 ◽  
Alloy Steels ◽  
Section Viii ◽  
Assessment Procedures ◽  
Technical Basis ◽  
Division 2

The development of new toughness requirements for carbon and low alloy steels was a major part of the effort to rewrite the ASME B&PV Code, Section VIII, Division 2. The new toughness rules in this code were established using the fracture mechanics assessment procedures in API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 (Fitness-For-Service), Part 9. The major change in the toughness rules when compared to older editions of Section VIII, Division 2 (2004 and prior) and the current edition of Section VIII, Division 1 are for carbon and low alloy steel materials excluding bolting. The new toughness rules in Section VIII, Division 2 are based on a Charpy V-Notch impact requirement of 20 ft-lb (27 J) consistent with European practice and the beneficial effects of post weld heat treatment are included consistent with the procedures in API 579-1/ASME FFS-1. This paper provides a technical background to the new toughness rules including the development of material toughness requirements and the development of impact test exemption rules.

Application of a Non-Interactive Constitutive Model for Life Prediction of 2.25Cr-1Mo Under Creep-Fatigue

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali P. Gordon ◽  
Firat Irmak ◽  
Thomas Bouchenot ◽  
Bassem Felemban
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Temperature ◽  
Constitutive Model ◽  
Life Prediction ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Low Alloy Steels ◽  
Creep Fatigue ◽  
Damage Maps ◽  
Alloy Steels ◽  
Failure Life ◽  
Prediction Approach

Despite the significant progress in the development of modern alloys, low alloy steels continue to be the materials of choice for large structural components at elevated temperature for extended periods of time. The resistance of these alloys to deformation and damage under creep and/or fatigue at elevated temperature make them suitable for components expected to endure decades of service. The material 2.25Cr-1Mo is commonly applied in boilers, heat exchanger tubes, and throttle valve bodies in both turbomachinery and pressure-vessel/piping applications alike. It has an excellent balance of ductility, corrosion resistance, and creep strength under moderate temperatures (i.e., up to 650°C). In the present work, a life prediction approach is developed for situations where the material is subjected conditions where creep and fatigue are prevalent. Parameters for the approach are based on regression fits in comparison with a broad collection experimental data. The data are comprised of low cycle fatigue (LCF) and creep fatigue (CF) experiments. The form of the life prediction model follows the cumulative damage approach where dominant damage maps can be used to identify primary microstructural mechanism associated with failure. Life calculations are facilitated by the usage of a non-interacting creep-plasticity constitutive model capable of representing not only the temperature- and rate-dependence, but also the history-dependence of the material. For the inelastic response, both the Garofalo and Chaboche models for creep and plasticity are employed, respectively.

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