Abstract
Thermally aged nickel based Alloy 600 was investigated to evaluate the effects of long-term thermal aging and triaxial stress on primary water stress corrosion crack initiation behavior. Long-term thermal aging was simulated by heat treatment at 400, °C, a temperature that does not cause excessive formation of second phases that cannot form in nuclear power plant service conditions. Triaxial stress was applied by a round notch in the gauge length of some test specimen; other specimens were smooth. Slow strain rate tests (SSRT) monitored by the direct current potential drop method were conducted to evaluate stress corrosion crack initiation susceptibility of the thermally aged specimens in the primary water environment. For smooth specimens (which experience uniaxial stress), the susceptibility of those thermally aged for the equivalent of 10-years was the highest, while the susceptibility of the as-received specimens was the lowest. However, for the notched specimens (which experience triaxial stress), the specimens thermally aged for the equivalent of 20-years showed the highest susceptibility, while the as-received specimens showed the lowest.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors |
Editors | Denise Paraventi, Michael Wright, John H. Jackson |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 281-292 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319672434 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Event | 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems - Water Reactors, 2017 - Portland, United States Duration: 2017 Aug 13 → 2017 Aug 17 |
Publication series
Name | Minerals, Metals and Materials Series |
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Volume | Part F9 |
ISSN (Print) | 2367-1181 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2367-1696 |
Other
Other | 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems - Water Reactors, 2017 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Portland |
Period | 17/8/13 → 17/8/17 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgements This work was financially supported by the Nuclear Safety Research Program through the Korea Foundation of Nuclear Safety (KOFONS), granted financial resource from the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC), Republic of Korea (No. 1403006) and by the Human Resources Development of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) grant funded by the Korea Government Ministry of Trade Industry and Energy (MOTIE) (No. 20174030201430).
Publisher Copyright:
© The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society 2018.
Keywords
- Nickel based alloy
- Primary water stress corrosion cracking
- Thermal aging
- Triaxial stress
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Mechanics of Materials
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry