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Investigation on creep behavior of welded joint of advanced 9%Cr steels

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2014

Donghai Meng ,
Fenggui Lu ,
Haichao Cui ,
Yuming Ding ,
Xinhua Tang  and
Xin Huo
Donghai Meng
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China; and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Laser Processing and Modification, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
Fenggui Lu*
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China; and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Laser Processing and Modification, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
Haichao Cui
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China; and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Laser Processing and Modification, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
Yuming Ding
Affiliation:
Shanghai Turbine Plant of Shanghai Electric Power Generation Equipment Co. Ltd., Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
Xinhua Tang
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China; and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Laser Processing and Modification, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
Xin Huo
Affiliation:
Shanghai Turbine Plant of Shanghai Electric Power Generation Equipment Co. Ltd., Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The creep behavior of advanced 9%Cr-1 (BM1) and advanced 9%Cr-2 (BM2) dissimilar welded joints was investigated in this paper, and also the microstructures were elaborately characterized. Based on the fitting with MATLAB, a 3-D curved surface describing the primary and steady-state creep stage was achieved. The comparison of the microstructures of the precreep and aftercreep welded joints shows that δ-ferrite distribution in the heat affected zone (HAZ) of BM2 side plays an important role in determining creep rupture strength. Fracture occurred at the overtempered heat affected zone (OT-HAZ) adjacent to BM2 after creep tests at 538 °C under different stress loads. Microhardness tests revealed that the OT-HAZ adjacent to BM2 has the lowest hardness value compared with the whole welded joint. Numerous creep voids occurring around δ-ferrite, carbides, and grain boundaries were observed on the specimen after creep test. They concentrated and grew up to microcracks, and then induced the fracture at OT-HAZ. Many second phases were also observed in the grain boundary after creep, and the tempered martensite boundaries in the HAZ gradually become obscure as the creep time increases.

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creep behaviordissimilar welded jointovertempered HAZδ-ferrite microstructures
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , 28 January 2015 , pp. 197 - 205
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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