Application of the small punch creep test in predicting creep properties of grade 91 steel

This study evaluates the effectiveness of small punch creep testing (SPCT) as an alternative to conventional uniaxial creep testing (UCT) in predicting creep properties for Grade 91 steel. Cylindrical specimens extracted longitudinally from an as-received Grade 91 pipe were subjected to UCT at 600 °...

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Main Authors: Ferdous, I. U., Nasrul Azuan, Alang, Juliawati, Alias, Norhaida, Ab Razak
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Published: Springer US 2024
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author Ferdous, I. U.
Nasrul Azuan, Alang
Juliawati, Alias
Norhaida, Ab Razak
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Nasrul Azuan, Alang
Juliawati, Alias
Norhaida, Ab Razak
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description This study evaluates the effectiveness of small punch creep testing (SPCT) as an alternative to conventional uniaxial creep testing (UCT) in predicting creep properties for Grade 91 steel. Cylindrical specimens extracted longitudinally from an as-received Grade 91 pipe were subjected to UCT at 600 °C under the stress level of 160-190 MPa. Equivalent SPCTs utilized a custom-designed rig to test 0.5-mm-thick, 8-mm-diameter disc specimen at 600 °C under the load level of 400-475 N loads. Both test types exhibited typical primary, secondary, and tertiary creep regimes. A correlation factor of 2.5 provided excellent agreement between SPCT and UCT rupture times. Converting SPCT punch displacement rates to equivalent minimum creep strain rates enabled application of established creep models like Monkman–Grant and Norton for long-term rupture life prediction. The Larson–Miller approach successfully correlated short-term SPCT data for long-term rupture life extrapolation. Minimum creep strain rate versus stress trends from UCT aligned well with equivalent rates from SPCT data. Fractographic analysis revealed similar ductile, dimple-dominated fracture morphologies in both test types. This study validates SPCT as an efficient methodology for creep assessment using minimal material volumes.
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spelling ump-447922025-06-12T08:05:07Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44792/ Application of the small punch creep test in predicting creep properties of grade 91 steel Ferdous, I. U. Nasrul Azuan, Alang Juliawati, Alias Norhaida, Ab Razak TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery This study evaluates the effectiveness of small punch creep testing (SPCT) as an alternative to conventional uniaxial creep testing (UCT) in predicting creep properties for Grade 91 steel. Cylindrical specimens extracted longitudinally from an as-received Grade 91 pipe were subjected to UCT at 600 °C under the stress level of 160-190 MPa. Equivalent SPCTs utilized a custom-designed rig to test 0.5-mm-thick, 8-mm-diameter disc specimen at 600 °C under the load level of 400-475 N loads. Both test types exhibited typical primary, secondary, and tertiary creep regimes. A correlation factor of 2.5 provided excellent agreement between SPCT and UCT rupture times. Converting SPCT punch displacement rates to equivalent minimum creep strain rates enabled application of established creep models like Monkman–Grant and Norton for long-term rupture life prediction. The Larson–Miller approach successfully correlated short-term SPCT data for long-term rupture life extrapolation. Minimum creep strain rate versus stress trends from UCT aligned well with equivalent rates from SPCT data. Fractographic analysis revealed similar ductile, dimple-dominated fracture morphologies in both test types. This study validates SPCT as an efficient methodology for creep assessment using minimal material volumes. Springer US 2024 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44792/1/Application%20of%20the%20small%20punch%20creep%20test%20in%20predicting.pdf Ferdous, I. U. and Nasrul Azuan, Alang and Juliawati, Alias and Norhaida, Ab Razak (2024) Application of the small punch creep test in predicting creep properties of grade 91 steel. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. pp. 1-16. ISSN 1059-9495. (In Press / Online First) (In Press / Online First) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-024-10470-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-024-10470-1
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Ferdous, I. U.
Nasrul Azuan, Alang
Juliawati, Alias
Norhaida, Ab Razak
Application of the small punch creep test in predicting creep properties of grade 91 steel
title Application of the small punch creep test in predicting creep properties of grade 91 steel
title_full Application of the small punch creep test in predicting creep properties of grade 91 steel
title_fullStr Application of the small punch creep test in predicting creep properties of grade 91 steel
title_full_unstemmed Application of the small punch creep test in predicting creep properties of grade 91 steel
title_short Application of the small punch creep test in predicting creep properties of grade 91 steel
title_sort application of the small punch creep test in predicting creep properties of grade 91 steel
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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