1. Mechanical Behavior of a Dissimilar Metal Weld Used for Nuclear Power Plants
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Zhi Yuan Sun, Jun Peng, Guang Fu Li, Mao Long Zhang, and Guan Jun Li
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Materials science ,Brittleness ,law ,Standard electrode potential ,Drop (liquid) ,Metallurgy ,Ultimate tensile strength ,General Medicine ,Welding ,Elongation ,Strain rate ,Stress corrosion cracking ,law.invention - Abstract
The mechanical behaviors of dissimilar metal weld SA508-52M-316L in several environments were investigated by using tensile tests with smooth specimens, focusing on the behavior of SA508-52M weld part during slow strain rates testing (SSRT) at 290°C in nitrogen gas and in simulated primary water at different electrode potentials. The mechanical properties at room temperature of main materials were obtained first. When tested at 290°C, the weld exhibited characteristics of dynamic strain ageing (DSA), which was more significant when strain rate was decreased from 1x10-6(1/s) to 3.1 x10-7(1/s). When tested in the water at the potentials from-720 to +200mV(SHE) , SA508-52M specimens showed the mechanical behaviors almost the same as that in nitrogen gas, with ductile failure happened in the 52M bulk weld metal. When the potential was raised to +300 and +400mV(SHE), brittle failure of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) took place around the interface, causing the significant drop of elongation and reduction in area.
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- 2014
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