Development of Residual Stress Improvement for Nuclear Pressure Vessel Instrumentation Nozzle Weld Joint (P-43+P-8) by Means of Induction Heating

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuro Terajima ◽  
Takashi Hirano
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Residual Stress ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steel ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Induction Heating ◽  
Weld Joint ◽  
Thermal Stresses ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Weld Joints

As a counter measurement of intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) in boiling water reactors, the induction heating stress improvement (IHSI) has been developed as a method to improve the stress factor, especially residual stresses in affected areas of pipe joint welds. In this method, a pipe is heated from the outside by an induction coil and cooled from the inside with water simultaneously. By thermal stresses to produce a temperature differential between the inner and outer pipe surfaces, the residual stress inside the pipe is improved compression. IHSI had been applied to weld joints of austenitic stainless steel pipes (P-8+P-8). However IHSI had not been applied to weld joints of nickel-chromium-iron alloy (P-43) and austenitic stainless steel (P-8). This weld joint (P-43+P-8) is used for instrumentation nozzles in nuclear power plants’ reactor pressure vessels. Therefore for the purpose of applying IHSI to this one, we studied the following. i) Investigation of IHSI conditions (Essential Variables); ii) Residual stresses after IHSI; iii) Mechanical properties after IHSI. This paper explains that IHSI is sufficiently effective in improvement of the residual stresses for this weld joint (P-43+P-8), and that IHSI does not cause negative effects by results of mechanical properties, and IHSI is verified concerning applying it to this kind of weld joint.

Residual Stress Evaluation In Austenitic Stainless Steel Butt Weld Joints By Ultrasonic Technique

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 130 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Palanichamy ◽  
A. Joseph ◽  
K. V. Kasiviswanathan ◽  
D. K. Bhattacharya ◽  
Baldev Raj
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steel ◽  
Ultrasonic Technique ◽  
Butt Weld ◽  
Stress Evaluation ◽  
Weld Joints

Numerical Simulation and Experimental Investigation of Residual Stress in 06Cr19Ni10 Austenitic Stainless Steel Weld Joint with Effects of Strain-Strengthening

2016 ◽  
Vol 853 ◽  
pp. 204-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lan Qing Tang ◽  
Hui Fang Li ◽  
Xiao Xiao Wang ◽  
Cai Fu Qian
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steel ◽  
Weld Joint ◽  
Strengthening Effect ◽  
Steel Weld ◽  
Stainless Steel Weld ◽  
Steel Weld Joint ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steel Weld ◽  
Strain Strengthening

In this paper, Finite Element Modeling (FEM) using Marc software was carried out to investigate the strain-strengthening effect on residual stress in 06Cr19Ni10 austenitic stainless steel weld joint made by MIG welding. The model prediction of residual stress was validated by X-ray Diffraction (XRD) method. It is found that there is a good agreement between the model predictions and the experimental results. The strain-strengthening can significantly improve the distribution of residual welding stress. Specifically in weld zone and the heat-affected zone (HAZ), residual stress decreases with increasing strain-strengthening level.

Measuring residual stresses in stainless steel—recent experiences within a VAMAS exercise

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. S41-S44 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. T. Fry ◽  
J. D. Lord
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steel ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Test Procedure ◽  
Industrial Plant ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Industrial Sectors

Residual stresses impact on a wide variety of industrial sectors including the automotive, power generation, industrial plant, construction, aerospace, railway and transport industries, and a range of materials manufacturers and processing companies. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique is one of the most popular methods for measuring residual stress (Kandil et al., 2001) used routinely in quality control and materials characterization for validating models and design. The VAMAS TWA20 Project 3 activity on the “Measurement of Residual Stresses by X-ray Diffraction” was initiated by NPL in 2005 to examine various aspects of the XRD test procedure in support of work aimed at developing an international standard in this area. The purpose of this project was to examine and reduce some of the sources of scatter and uncertainty in the measurement of residual stress by X-ray diffraction on metallic materials, through an international intercomparison and validation exercise. One of the major issues the intercomparison highlighted was the problem associated with measuring residual stresses in austenitic stainless steel. The following paper describes this intercomparison, reviews the results of the exercise and details additional work looking at developing best practice for measuring residual stresses in austenitic stainless steel, for which X-ray measurements are somewhat unreliable and problematic.

Residual Stress Measurements and Modelling for Temper Bead Qualification

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xavier Ficquet ◽  
Vincent Robin ◽  
Ed Kingston ◽  
Stéphan Courtin ◽  
Miguel Yescas
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Residual Stress ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steel ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Hole Drilling ◽  
Stainless Steel Surface ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Stress Measurements ◽  
Welding Processes

This paper presents results from a programme of through thickness residual stress measurements and finite element analysis (FEA) modelling carried out on a temper bead mock-up. Emphasis is placed on results comparison rather than the measurement technique and procedure, which is well documented in the accompanying references. Temper bead welding processes have been developed to simulate the tempering effect of post-weld heat treatment and are used to repair reactor pressure vessel components to alleviate the need for further heat-treatment. The Temper Bead Mock-up comprised of a rectangular block with dimension 960mm × 189mm × 124mm was manufactured from a ferritic steel forged block with an austenitic stainless steel buttering and a nickel alloy temper bead cladding. The temper bead and buttering surfaces were machined after welding. Biaxial residual stresses were measured at a number of locations using the standard Deep-Hole Drilling (DHD) and Incremental DHD (iDHD) techniques on the Temper Bead Mock-up and compared with FEA modelling results. An excellent correlation existed between the iDHD and the modelled results, and highlighted the need for the iDHD technique in order to account for plastic relaxation during the measurement process. Maximum tensile residual stresses through the thickness were observed near the austenitic stainless steel surface at 298MPa. High compressive stresses were observed within the ferritic base plate beneath the bimetallic interface between austenitic and ferritic steels with peak stresses of −377MPa in the longitudinal direction.

scholarly journals Development of Residual Stress Simulation and Experimental Measurement Tools for Stainless Steel Pressure Vessels

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas B. Reynolds ◽  
Arthur A. Brown ◽  
Lauren L. Beghini ◽  
Timothy D. Kostka ◽  
Chris W. San Marchi
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Contour Method ◽  
Residual Stress State ◽  
Measurement Tools ◽  
Fatigue And Fracture ◽  
Evolution Of Microstructure ◽  
Stress Simulation

In forged, welded, and machined components, residual stresses can form during the fabrication process. These residual stresses can significantly alter the fatigue and fracture properties compared to an equivalent component containing no residual stress. When performing lifetime assessment, the residual stress state must be incorporated into the analysis to most accurately reflect the initial condition of the component. The focus of this work is to present the computational and experimental tools that we are developing to predict and measure the residual stresses in stainless steel for use in pressure vessels. The contour method was used to measure the residual stress in stainless steel forgings. These results are compared to the residual stresses predicted using coupled thermo-mechanical simulations that track the evolution of microstructure, strength and residual stress during processing.

Improvement in Welding of Austenitic Stainless Steel Thick Pipe: Metallurgical, Mechanical & Full Scale Pipe Weld Tests

2013 ◽  
Vol 794 ◽  
pp. 484-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.K. Singh ◽  
V. Bhasin ◽  
R.K. Singh ◽  
K.K. Vaze
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Crack Growth Rate ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steel ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth ◽  
Arc Welding ◽  
Hot Wire ◽  
Weld Joints

The paper aims at demonstration of reduction in residual stress, distortion and sensitisation in austenitic stainless steel pipe welds. The welding processes considered are Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) and Shielded Metal Arc welding (SMAW) along with Hot wire GTAW with narrow gap welding technique. It was shown that residual stress is significantly reduced in case of hot wire GTAW. The reduction in residual stress is due to the low heat input and high deposition rate. Lower heat input leads to higher cooling rate giving more margins on sensitization in heat affected zone (HAZ). This has been confirmed by measuring temperature and cooling rate during welding in HAZ of the weld joints. Susceptibility to sensitization of the welds has been compared by carrying out ASTM E262 Practice A and E along with Electo-Potentiokinetic Reactivation (EPR) method. The results of the tests show that values are within acceptable limit for both the cases. However, hot wire GTAW has marginally better sensitization resistance. Fatigue crack growth rate and fracture resistance behavior of the above mentioned weld joints have been compared by carrying out tests on the specimens (Compact Tension) and full scale pipe welds with crack. Fatigue crack growth rate and fracture toughness of the weld joints (hot wire GATW) is superior to conventional GTAW and SMAW. The paper presents the details of the above mentioned studies.

scholarly journals Relationship between Damping Factor and Compressive Residual Stress for Shot-Peened Austenitic Stainless Steel

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Lakhwinder Singh ◽  
R. A. Khan ◽  
M. L. Aggarwal
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Residual Stress ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steel ◽  
Shot Peening ◽  
Compressive Residual Stress ◽  
Film Surface ◽  
Damping Factor ◽  
Thin Film Surface ◽  
Deformed Layer

The mechanical properties of austenitic stainless steel are rarely improved by heat treatment. Shot peening is a well-known cold working process that affects thin surface of materials. By controlling the shot peening intensity and shot size, the variable mechanical properties film thickness was obtained from 0.05 mm to 0.5 mm. The damping factor and compressive residual stress are determined experimentally and forming a relation between them. It was found that damping factor in thin film surface increases with depth of deformed layer. An investigation was carried out, and it was found that the increase in damping factor was due to introduction of compressive residual stress and increased hardness due to shot peening. The paper discusses a model of changing damping properties with compressive residual stress and depth of deformed layer of austenitic stainless steel.

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