Fracture toughness testing was conducted on compact tension specimens cut from the Fast Flux Test Facility primary piping materials of 16-8-2 and 308 stainless steel welds aged at 427 and 482°C for 20,000 and 50,000 hr. The ductile fracture behavior of the materials was characterized at 205, 427, and 482°C using multiple and electric-potential single-specimen techniques. Electric-potential data were used to caculate crack extensions via an electric-potential calibration equation for the construction of J-R curves. Results demonstrate that the critical fracture-toughness values are in good agreement with those from the multiple-specimen method. Results showed that 20,000-hr aging caused more than 35 percent degradation in fracture resistance, and 50,000-hr aging resulted in a slight increase in Jc for 16-8-2 stainless steel welds. It was found that the fracture toughness levels of the primary piping after long-term aging were high and adequate at the aging temperatures and that fuel handling temperature, nonductile fracture was not expected to occur in these materials.
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Fracture Toughness of Aged Stainless Steel Primary Piping Welds Evaluated by Multiple and Single-Specimen Methods
F. H. Huang
F. H. Huang
Materials and Welding Engineering, Westinghouse Hanford Company, Richland, WA 99352
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F. H. Huang
Materials and Welding Engineering, Westinghouse Hanford Company, Richland, WA 99352
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. May 1993, 115(2): 201-206 (6 pages)
Published Online: May 1, 1993
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February 18, 1991
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November 24, 1992
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June 17, 2008
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Huang, F. H. (May 1, 1993). "Fracture Toughness of Aged Stainless Steel Primary Piping Welds Evaluated by Multiple and Single-Specimen Methods." ASME. J. Pressure Vessel Technol. May 1993; 115(2): 201–206. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2929516
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