SCC Growth Rates and Reference Curves for Low Carbon Stainless Steels in BWR Environment

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikiro Itow ◽  
Masaaki Kikuchi ◽  
Norihiko Tanaka ◽  
Jiro Kuniya ◽  
Michiyoshi Yamamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Crack Growth Rate ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Stainless Steels ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
System Components ◽  
Reference Curves

Nuclear Plant Operation and Maintenance Code has been developed and is going to be applied for nuclear power system components in Japan. If a crack is detected in a component, the evaluation of crack growth due to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is required. In recent years, the components in BWR primary systems made of low carbon stainless steel, such as core shroud and PLR piping, have suffered from SCC and it is necessary to prepare the crack growth rate reference curves for the materials. In this paper, the development of the SCC growth rate database for low carbon stainless steel in BWR water and the proposed reference curves in Japan are described.

scholarly journals Effect of water flow and depth on fatigue crack growth rate of underwater wet welded low carbon steel SS400

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 329-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Surojo ◽  
J. Anindito ◽  
F. Paundra ◽  
A. R. Prabowo ◽  
E. P. Budiana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Carbon Steel ◽  
Crack Growth Rate ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Water Flow ◽  
Water Depth ◽  
Water Flow Rate ◽  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Low Carbon

Abstract Underwater wet welding (UWW) is widely used in repair of offshore constructions and underwater pipelines by the shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) method. They are subjected the dynamic load due to sea water flow. In this condition, they can experience the fatigue failure. This study was aimed to determine the effect of water flow speed (0 m/s, 1 m/s, and 2 m/s) and water depth (2.5 m and 5 m) on the crack growth rate of underwater wet welded low carbon steel SS400. Underwater wet welding processes were conducted using E6013 electrode (RB26) with a diameter of 4 mm, type of negative electrode polarity and constant electric current and welding speed of 90 A and 1.5 mm/s respectively. In air welding process was also conducted for comparison. Compared to in air welded joint, underwater wet welded joints have more weld defects including porosity, incomplete penetration and irregular surface. Fatigue crack growth rate of underwater wet welded joints will decrease as water depth increases and water flow rate decreases. It is represented by Paris's constant, where specimens in air welding, 2.5 m and 5 m water depth have average Paris's constant of 8.16, 7.54 and 5.56 respectively. The increasing water depth will cause the formation of Acicular Ferrite structure which has high fatigue crack resistance. The higher the water flow rate, the higher the welding defects, thereby reducing the fatigue crack resistance.

Effects of a Single Overload on Fatigue Crack Growth of Type 316 Stainless Steel

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Miyoshi ◽  
Masayuki Kamaya
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Crack Growth Rate ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Opening ◽  
Constant Amplitude ◽  
Single Overload ◽  
Tensile Overload

Abstract The effect of a single overload on the fatigue crack growth rate was investigated for Type 316 stainless steel. Fatigue crack growth tests were conducted by controlling strain and load. Tensile and compressive overloads were applied during constant amplitude cycling. The overload ratio, which was defined as the ratio of overload size to baseline constant amplitude, was also changed. The constant amplitude tests were conducted at the strain or the stress ratio of −1.0 which was defined as the ratio of the minimum value to the maximum value. The crack opening point was obtained by the unloading elastic compliance method. The crack growth rate increased after the single compressive overload. The accelerating rate increased with the overload ratio. In contrast, not only the acceleration but also the retardation of the crack growth rate was observed for some tensile overload cases. The crack growth rate increased for relatively small tensile overload cases and decreased for relatively large tensile overload cases. The change in the crack opening level was examined. The crack growth rates after tensile and compressive single overloads correlated with the effective strain and stress intensity factor ranges both for load and strain controlling modes.

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