Toughness Requirement of Chinese Pressure Vessel Steel 07MnNiMoDR Based on Fracture Mechanics Assessment Method

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lele Gui ◽  
Tong Xu ◽  
Yonghui Sun ◽  
Xuexin Shang
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Fracture Mechanics ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Pressure Vessel Steel ◽  
Vessel Steel ◽  
Master Curve Method ◽  
Tension Tests

07MnNiMoDR is a widely used quenched and tempered high strength steel in fabrication of low-temperature pressure vessels in China. It can be used at/above −50°C according to the current design specification of GB 150. Some data show that this provision severely underestimates the performance of this material at low temperature, while others indicate that it overestimates the cryogenic performance of this material. In the paper, a series of tests including uniaxial tension tests, impact test and fracture toughness tests were carried out at low temperature to investigate the properties of 07MnNiMoDR with different thickness specimens. Fracture mechanics assessment procedures in API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 (Fitness-For-Service) is adopted to evaluate the low temperature design curve of 07MnNiMoDR, and the fracture toughness is obtained by master curve method (MC method) in the transition region. The results show that 07MnNiMoDR can be classified between exemption curve B and D in current edition of ASME Section VIII, Division 2.

Applicability of the ASME Exemption Curve for Chinese Pressure Vessel Steel Q345R

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingfeng Cui ◽  
Hu Hui ◽  
PeiNing Li
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Impact Test ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Assessment Procedure ◽  
Pressure Vessel Steel ◽  
Fracture Toughness Test ◽  
Vessel Steel ◽  
The Impact

Q345R steel is the most commonly used material in fabrication of the pressure vessels and boilers in China, due to its excellent properties. In 2010, ASME code case 2642 accepted Q345R steel for use in construction of pressure vessels. The code case specified impact test exemption curve A for the impact test requirements for Q345R. However, this provision severely limits the application of this material at low temperature, since most of the minimum design metal temperature (MDMT) of curve A is above the freezing point. In this paper, a series of tests (such as uniaxial tensile test, impact test, and fracture toughness test) were carried out at low temperature to investigate the mechanical properties of Q345R steel plates with thickness of 36–80 mm. This study of low temperature usage of Q345R steel was conducted using the fracture mechanics assessment procedure of API 579-1/ASME FFS-1. The fracture toughness is given by master curve (MC) method in the transition regime. The results show that Q345R can be used at lower temperature and that classifying Q345R steel into curve D is appropriate.

BISALLOY STRUCTURAL 80 PRESSURE VESSEL STEEL

Alloy Digest ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Yield Strength ◽  
Pressure Vessel ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Pressure Vessel Steel ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Vessel Steel ◽  
Temperature Fracture ◽  
Minimum Yield

Abstract Bisalloy Structural 80 Pressure Vessel Steel (80 ksi minimum yield strength) is a low-carbon, low-alloy, high-strength structural steel for pressure vessel applications. It exhibits excellent cold formability and low-temperature fracture toughness. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-844. Producer or source: Bisalloy Steels Group Limited.

Evaluation of Quasi-Static and Dynamic Fracture Toughness on the Low-Alloy Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel JRQ in the Transition Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 827 ◽  
pp. 294-299
Author(s):  
Philippe Spätig ◽  
V. Mazánová ◽  
S. Suman ◽  
Hans Peter Seifert
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Transition Region ◽  
Dynamic Fracture ◽  
Dynamic Fracture Toughness ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Pressure Vessel Steel ◽  
Vessel Steel ◽  
Master Curve Method ◽  
Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel ◽  
Reactor Pressure

Three point bending and impact tests with sub-sized Charpy specimens were performed on the JRQ reference steel for reactor pressure vessels. Quasi-static and dynamic fracture toughness data were calculated and the fracture behavior in the ductile to brittle transition region was evaluated within the frame of the master curve method (ASTM E1921). Specimens with shallow and deep cracks were studied and the respective influence of crack length and loading rate on the reference transition temperature was determined. The force-time curves of specimens with shallow cracks presented significantly smaller oscillations with respect to the absolute force, making the fracture toughness evaluation more accurate.

DIROS 500

Alloy Digest ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 60 (8) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Pressure Vessel ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
The Other ◽  
Pressure Vessel Steel ◽  
Vessel Steel ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Sour Service

Abstract Diros 500 is a fine-grained pressure vessel steel delivered in two grades: one as high strength, the other for sour service. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and joining. Filing Code: SA-630. Producer or source: Dillinger Hütte GTS.

Experimental Study on the Cleavage Fracture Behavior of an ASTM A285 Grade C Pressure Vessel Steel

2014 ◽  
Vol 137 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael G. Savioli ◽  
Claudio Ruggieri
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Cleavage Fracture ◽  
Pressure Vessel ◽  
Fracture Behavior ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Pressure Vessel Steel ◽  
Crack Tip Opening Displacement ◽  
Opening Displacement ◽  
Vessel Steel

This work addresses an experimental investigation on the cleavage fracture behavior of an ASTM A285 Grade C pressure vessel steel. One purpose of this study is to enlarge previously reported work on mechanical and fracture properties for this class of steel to provide a more definite database for use in structural and defect analyses of pressurized components, including pressure vessels and storage tanks. Another purpose is to determine the reference temperature, T0, derived from the Master curve methodology which defines the dependence of fracture toughness with temperature for the tested material. Fracture toughness testing conducted on single edge bend SE(B) specimens in three-point loading extracted from an A285 Grade C pressure vessel steel plate provides the cleavage fracture resistance data in terms of the J-integral and crack tip opening displacement (CTOD) at cleavage instability, Jc and δc. Additional tensile and conventional Charpy tests produce further experimental data which serve to characterize the mechanical behavior of the tested pressure vessel steel. The experimental results reveal a strong effect of specimen geometry on Jc and δc-values associated with large scatter in the measured values of cleavage fracture toughness. Overall, the present investigation, when taken together with previous studies, provides a fairly extensive body of experimental results which describe in detail the fracture behavior of an ASTM A285 Grade C pressure vessel steel.

Applicability of Miniature C(T) Specimen to Evaluation of Fracture Toughness for Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kentaro Yoshimoto ◽  
Takatoshi Hirota ◽  
Hiroyuki Sakamoto ◽  
Takuji Sugihara ◽  
Shohei Sakaguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Charpy Specimen ◽  
Pressure Vessel Steel ◽  
Fracture Toughness Test ◽  
Irradiation Embrittlement ◽  
Vessel Steel ◽  
Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel ◽  
Reactor Pressure

Irradiation embrittlement of Japanese reactor pressure vessels (RPV) is usually monitored by conducting tests on irradiated RPV material according to surveillance test program. Although fracture toughness specimens are contained in Japanese PWR surveillance capsule, the number of specimens is limited due to capacity of capsule. In order to evaluate lower bound of fracture toughness considering its scatter with higher reliability, it is expected to obtain additional fracture toughness data using remaining broken specimens of irradiated materials. One of solutions to this problem is specimen reconstitution technique. However, it is difficult to make numbers of specimens by reconstitution because of need for specific equipments and time-consuming machining operations. As an alternative method, fracture toughness test using miniature C(T) specimens with dimension of 4×10×10mm, which can be taken from broken halves of Charpy specimen, is proposed and the studies to verify the reliability and robustness of evaluation method have been conducted in the Japanese round robin program since 2010. In this study, fracture toughness tests were performed on Japanese SA 533 Gr.B Cl.1 steel using miniature C(T) specimens and the effect of specimen size on reference temperature T0 was studied by the Master Curve approach. In addition, the issues related to application to irradiated materials were discussed.

Finite Element Investigation of Bauschinger Effect in High-Strength A723 Pressure Vessel Steel

2006 ◽  
Vol 128 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Troiano ◽  
John H. Underwood ◽  
Anthony P. Parker
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Pressure Vessel ◽  
Bauschinger Effect ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Pressure Vessel Steel ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Vessel Steel ◽  
Reverse Yielding ◽  
The Difference

The Bauschinger effect has been evaluated in high-strength pressure vessels. A simple initial test suggested that a biaxial Bauschinger effect was present and that it was different from previously published uniaxial Bauschinger results. The difference was believed to be significant, so further investigation was undertaken. Several full-size A723 steel gun sections were heavily overstrained and subjected to slit tests in order to measure opening angles and displacements. These geometries were then modeled with finite element (FE) analysis using both ideal autofrettage stresses and Bauschinger modified stresses, which were based on previously published uniaxial Bauschinger test results. Because techniques available for predicting reverse yielding for overstrained pressure vessels were limited, a simple methodology for predicting the yield surface upon reverse yielding from a series of uniaxial Bauschinger test data was developed and is presented. This methodology, when used in the FE predictions, compares favorably with analytical predictions made previously. Comparisons of slit-opening results measured from pressure vessel sections with FE calculations using uniaxial Bauschinger data are made. The opening displacements comparison between the uniaxial predictions and those measured from the heavily overstrained sections with biaxial stresses are so subtle (<1mm) that the tests appear to be inconclusive.

Investigation Into the Effect of Residual Stress on Crack-Tip Constraint and Brittle Fracture

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G. Hurlston ◽  
J. K. Sharples ◽  
A. H. Sherry
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Residual Stress ◽  
Fracture Mechanics ◽  
Brittle Fracture ◽  
Plastic Strain ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Crack Tip ◽  
Pressure Vessel Steel ◽  
Vessel Steel ◽  
Unique Material

It is well known that the level of constraint of material at a crack-tip during loading can affect the apparent fracture toughness of components and structures. The effects of geometry and loading on the development of constraint are well defined. Recent research has shown that residual stresses, defined as stresses existing in a material when it is under no primary load, present in the crack-tip region can also affect constraint. However, the effects of this on fracture toughness are not, currently, well understood. The aim of this paper is to investigate the use of constraint based fracture mechanics to quantify unique material fracture toughness curves in two-parameter fracture mechanics type analyses. A novel method for generating residual stresses in single edge notch bend specimens, with minimal associated crack-tip plastic strain, has been devised analytically. Experimental validation has been undertaken to investigate the applicability of constraint based fracture mechanics to characterise the effect of residual stress on brittle fracture of a pressure vessel steel. The results suggest that the use of a unique material toughness curve is possible, certainly when there is a negligible effect of prior plastic strain in the crack-tip region.

AMPCOLOY 495

Alloy Digest ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Shear Strength ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Aluminum Bronze ◽  
High Manganese ◽  
Temperature Performance

Abstract AMPCOLOY 495 is a high manganese type of aluminum bronze recommended where high strength and corrosion resistance are required along with good weldability. It is recommended for marine equipment and ship propellers. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fracture toughness, creep, and fatigue. It also includes information on low temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-171. Producer or source: Ampco Metal Inc..

LESCALLOY 300M VAC ARC

Alloy Digest ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Melting Process ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Low Alloy Steel ◽  
Steel Company ◽  
High Hardenability ◽  
Ingot Structure

Abstract LESCALLOY 300M VAC ARC is a low-alloy steel with an excellent combination of high hardenability and high strength coupled with good ductility and good toughness. Its tensile strength ranges from 280,000 to 300,000 psi. It is produced by the vacuum consumable electrode melting process to provide optimum cleanliness and preferred ingot structure. Its applications include aircraft components, pressure vessels and fasteners. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-321. Producer or source: Latrobe Steel Company. Originally published March 1976, revised February 1993.

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