Effect of long-term service on the precipitates in P92 steel

The precipitates in P92 steel after long-term service in an ultra-supercritical unit were investigated by field-emission scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy and were found to mainly consist of M23 C6 carbides,Laves phase,and MX carbonitrides.No Z-phase was observed.M23 C6 carbides and Laves phase were found not only on prior austenite grain boundaries,martensite lath boundaries,and subgrain boundaries but also in lath interiors,where two types of MX carbonitrides—Nb-rich and V-rich particles—were also observed but the "winged" complexes were hardly found.Each kind of precipitate within the martensite laths exhibited multifarious morphologies,suggesting that a morphological change of precipitates occurred during long-term service.The M23 C6 carbides and Laves phase coarsened substantially,and the latter grew faster than the former.However,MX carbonitrides exhibited a relatively low coarsening rate.The effect of the evolution of the precipitate phases on the creep rupture strength of P92 steel was discussed.

Prediction of Ac1 temperature in P92 steel weld metal

The effects of major alloying elements on the Ac, temperature in P92 steel weld metal were evaluated by Thermo- Calc, and a formula relating Ac1 to the content of major alloying elements was developed using multiple regression method. Results show that both C and N reduce Ac, temperature in weld metal, the effect of N on Ac, is greater than that of C, but their influence on Act is not so significant when they individually vary in the specified chemical composition ranges. Si, Cr, Mo and W increase the Acl temperature, and the descending order of their effects is determined as Si, Mo, W, Cr. Mn and Ni decrease the AcI in weld metal, the decreasing effect is especially remarkable when the （ Mn ＋ Ni） ≥ 1%. The effect of Co is moderate and is much smaller compared to Ni. The variations of Acl for the ranges of micro-alloying elements Nb and V are also evaluated, the effect of V is greater compared to Nb and the effect of Nb could be ignored in the specified chemical composition range. A prediction formula for Ac, temperature in P92 steel weld metal within the specified chemical composition ranges was developed based on the comprehensive consideration of the calculated Ac, temperatures and the experimentally measured results.

Influence of the repair length on the residual stress in P92 steel repair welds

Based on the SYSWELD software, a 3D finite element simulation is performed to investigate the temperature field and residual stress in the repair weld process of P92 steel plates. The results show that large tensile residual stresses are generated in the repair weld and the heat-affected zone(HAZ), which gradually decrease with distance in the surrounding base metal. With an increase of the repair length,the transverse residual stress decreases in the middle of plate surface, the HAZ and the weld metal. The longitudinal stress shows a declining trend in the weld metal with an increase of the repair length, while in the middle of plate surface and the HAZ, the longitudinal stress is only minimally affected by the repair length.

Nanoindentation Characterization of Creep-fatigue Interaction on Local Creep Behavior of P92 Steel Welded Joint

In modern fossil and nuclear power plants,the components are subjected to creep,fatigue,and creep-fatigue(CF)due to frequent start-up and shut-down operations at high temperatures.The CF interaction on the in-service P92 steel welded joint was investigated by strain-controlled CF tests with different dwell times of 30,120,300,600 and 900 s at 650℃.Based on the observations of the fracture surface by scanning electron microscope(SEM),the character-istic microstructure of fatigue-induced damage was found for the CF specimens with short dwell times(30 and 120 s).The hardness,elastic modulus and creep deformation near the fracture edges of four typical CF specimens with 30,120,600 and 900 s dwell times were measured by nanoindentation.Compared to specimens with post-weld heat treatment(PWHT),lower hardness and creep strength were found for all CF specimens.In addition,significant reduc-tions in hardness,elastic modulus,and creep strength were measured near the fracture edges for the CF specimens with short dwell times compared to the PWHT specimens.Compared to PWHT specimens(0.007),the increased strain rate sensitivities(SRS)of 0.010 to 0.17 were estimated from secondary creep.The increased values of SRS indicate that the room temperature creeps behavior is strongly affected by the decrease in dislocation density after the CF tests.

Effects of Ni and Co on the Ac1 temperature of P92 steel weld metal

The effects of the addition of O - 1.2wt. % Ni and 0 - 2wt. % Co in F92 steel weld metal on its A L temperature was analyzed using computational thermodynamic software （ Thermo-CalcTM ） in this paper. The results indicate that both Ni and Co decrease the A, of P92 .steel weld metal, and each elements has a pronounced linear relationship with the At. The il^fluence of Ni on A,I is much larger than that of Co. In order to evaluate effects of Co and Ni in combination on AI of P92 .steel weld metal, an equation Ni = Ni ＋ O. 096Co was developed. According to the formula, the decreaing effect of Co on A., is jun about 1 / 10 of that of Ni. For welding consumables of P92 steel, the .substitution of Co for Ni （part or whole） could be an appropriate way to avoid the strong reduction of A and improve the properties of weld metal.

Hot Deformation Behavior of P92 Steel Used for Ultra-Super-Critical Power Plants

Hot compression tests of P92 steel at temperatures in the range of 1 173 to 1 523 K and at strain rates in the range of 0.1 to 10 s^-1 were carried out on a Gleeble-3500 thermal-mechanical simulator, and the corresponding flow curves were measured. The results showed that the flow stress and the peak strain increase with decreasing deformation temperature and increasing strain rate. The critical Z value, below which the complete dynamic reerystallization may occur, was determined to have 4.61 × 10^18. The hot deformation activation energy of the steel was about 437 kJ/mol. The hot deformation equation and the microstructure diagram of P92 steel were obtained. For the convenience of the practical application, the empirical equation for the peak stress can be described as σp=17. 17lnε＋902499/T-524.1.

Low Cycle Fatigue Behavior and Cyclic Softening of P92 Ferritic-martensitic Steel

The low cycle fatigue （LCF） behavior of P92 martensitic steel was investigated under different controlled strain amplitudes at room and high temperatures （873 K）. The cyclic stress responses at all temperatures and strain amplitudes exhibited obviously rapid softening behavior at the early stage of fatigue life, and there was no saturated stage at high temperature. The fracture surfaces of the fatigue samples were observed by scanning electron microsco py （SEM） and optical microscopy. It was shown that crack initiation and propagation occurred transgranularly at both testing temperatures. A typical character was the high density crack branches or secondary cracks along fatigue striations at high temperature, which initiated from the oxidized inclusions and grain boundaries. Further investiga- tion by transmission electron microscopy （TEM） showed that the softening behavior was attributed to the micro- structure evolution during fatigue life, such as annihilation of dislocations and migration of martensite laths as well as carbide coarsening, especially for samples tested at high temperature.

Ripening behavior of M_(23)C_6 carbides in P92 steel during aging at 800°C

The rapid coarsening of the M_（23）C_6 carbides has been held responsible for the creep fracture in 9-12Cr martensitic heat resistant steels.A commercial P92 steel was subjected to thermal aging at a high temperature of 800°C to investigate the ripening behavior of the M_（23）C_6 carbides.Scanning electron microscopy（SEM）and transmission electron microscopy（TEM）were employed to characterize the microstructure evolution,especially the ripening process of the M_（23）C_6 carbides.The new concept of the effective mean size,dependent on the critical radius,was introduced to correct the measured mean size and then the Ostwald theory was applied to describe the ripening behavior of the M_（23）C_6 carbides.The ripening of the M_（23）C_6 carbides was revealed to be grain boundary diffusion controlled.