Correlation and capability of using site inspection data and small specimen creep testing for a service-exposed CrMoV pipe section

This paper presents for the first time an investigation on the creep damage evolution of an ex-service CrMoV pipe section through impression creep test and metallurgical inspection data. The study emphasises the importance of correlating the operating conditions (temperature and stress) of power pla...

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Main Authors: Cacciapuoti, Bianca, Morris, A., Sun, Wei, McCartney, D.G., Hulance, J.
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
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author Cacciapuoti, Bianca
Morris, A.
Sun, Wei
McCartney, D.G.
Hulance, J.
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Morris, A.
Sun, Wei
McCartney, D.G.
Hulance, J.
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description This paper presents for the first time an investigation on the creep damage evolution of an ex-service CrMoV pipe section through impression creep test and metallurgical inspection data. The study emphasises the importance of correlating the operating conditions (temperature and stress) of power plant components with the results from metallurgical examinations and small specimen creep tests. The paper seeks for a correlation among micro- and macro-hardness measurements, surface replicas data and minimum creep strain rates (obtained by impression creep tests) of the parent material of the pipe section. Also, optical and SEM micrographs have been used to assess possible metallurgical differences through the thickness of the pipe section. This investigation shows how miniature creep test specimen data could be practically used in a holistic approach for the evaluation of life consumption of power plant components and concludes that the studied parent material could have been retired from service too early.
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spelling nottingham-529532020-05-04T19:46:01Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52953/ Correlation and capability of using site inspection data and small specimen creep testing for a service-exposed CrMoV pipe section Cacciapuoti, Bianca Morris, A. Sun, Wei McCartney, D.G. Hulance, J. This paper presents for the first time an investigation on the creep damage evolution of an ex-service CrMoV pipe section through impression creep test and metallurgical inspection data. The study emphasises the importance of correlating the operating conditions (temperature and stress) of power plant components with the results from metallurgical examinations and small specimen creep tests. The paper seeks for a correlation among micro- and macro-hardness measurements, surface replicas data and minimum creep strain rates (obtained by impression creep tests) of the parent material of the pipe section. Also, optical and SEM micrographs have been used to assess possible metallurgical differences through the thickness of the pipe section. This investigation shows how miniature creep test specimen data could be practically used in a holistic approach for the evaluation of life consumption of power plant components and concludes that the studied parent material could have been retired from service too early. Taylor & Francis 2018-07-13 Article PeerReviewed Cacciapuoti, Bianca, Morris, A., Sun, Wei, McCartney, D.G. and Hulance, J. (2018) Correlation and capability of using site inspection data and small specimen creep testing for a service-exposed CrMoV pipe section. Materials at High Temperatures . ISSN 1878-6413 (In Press) CrMoV Pipe; Hardness; Impression creep; Replica; Site inspection data
spellingShingle CrMoV Pipe; Hardness; Impression creep; Replica; Site inspection data
Cacciapuoti, Bianca
Morris, A.
Sun, Wei
McCartney, D.G.
Hulance, J.
Correlation and capability of using site inspection data and small specimen creep testing for a service-exposed CrMoV pipe section
title Correlation and capability of using site inspection data and small specimen creep testing for a service-exposed CrMoV pipe section
title_full Correlation and capability of using site inspection data and small specimen creep testing for a service-exposed CrMoV pipe section
title_fullStr Correlation and capability of using site inspection data and small specimen creep testing for a service-exposed CrMoV pipe section
title_full_unstemmed Correlation and capability of using site inspection data and small specimen creep testing for a service-exposed CrMoV pipe section
title_short Correlation and capability of using site inspection data and small specimen creep testing for a service-exposed CrMoV pipe section
title_sort correlation and capability of using site inspection data and small specimen creep testing for a service-exposed crmov pipe section
topic CrMoV Pipe; Hardness; Impression creep; Replica; Site inspection data
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52953/