Local postweld heat treatment (PWHT)is usually performed when it is impractical to heat treat the whole vessel in a furnace, Many factors have an influence on PWHT procedures, such as size of the pipe,heated widths, i...Local postweld heat treatment (PWHT)is usually performed when it is impractical to heat treat the whole vessel in a furnace, Many factors have an influence on PWHT procedures, such as size of the pipe,heated widths, insulation conditions, heating rates soak temperatures and hold times, material composition etc,. However up to now the influences these factors have on PWHT are not very clearly understood and different criteria for sizing the parameters can be found in different codes. This study provides a direct method to assess the effectiveness of local PWHT.An axisymmetrical model was used based on the thermal-visco-elastic-plastic Finite Element Method with the consideration of creep phenomena. By using this method both temperature and stress distributions can be simulated during whole local PWHT history. The computation results of temperature distributions and the strain histaries during local PWHT are compared with the experiments, and good agreements are obtained, Investigations show that the thermal stresses induced by local PWHT are much affected by creep behavior and the changes of Young’s Modulus. The study of stress relief history shows that the stresses decrease quickly in the heating stage, then decrease slowly according to creep law in the hold stage and then studdenly increase when the cooling stage starts. The study shows the possibility that through a series of computations the effects of many factors can be assessed and the optimum parnmeters can be found. Compared with the heated widths based apon some applicable codes, it is found that a heated area of 2.5 on either side of the weld seems more reasonable.展开更多
Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) and anticorrosion measures of TU42C weld-joint were studied by constant load experiments and pickling experiments. The results show that in 40%(mass fraction) NaOH solution at 110℃, ...Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) and anticorrosion measures of TU42C weld-joint were studied by constant load experiments and pickling experiments. The results show that in 40%(mass fraction) NaOH solution at 110℃, caustic SCC occurs in TU42C weld-joints at the applied potential of-1020mV(vs SCE) for 3d while at the potential of-950mV(vs SCE) for 10d. All the cracks are intergranular. In the 10% sulfuric acid, the cracks have the most negative self-corrosion potential-432.5mV(vs SCE) and are active to be further corroded by the acid. Because of the same corrosion behaviour as the lab weldment, preheater’s cracking in alumina factories is attributed to the combining actions of previous caustic SCC in Bayer solutions and continuous acid corrosion by pickling with the addition of RD. The following measures are effective to prevent the corrosion failure of preheater, such as postweld heat treatment at 620℃ to relax the residual weld stress, addition of CC3 and L826 as the corrosion inhibitors to improve the pickling and cleaning by the high pressure water instead of by pickling.展开更多
文摘Local postweld heat treatment (PWHT)is usually performed when it is impractical to heat treat the whole vessel in a furnace, Many factors have an influence on PWHT procedures, such as size of the pipe,heated widths, insulation conditions, heating rates soak temperatures and hold times, material composition etc,. However up to now the influences these factors have on PWHT are not very clearly understood and different criteria for sizing the parameters can be found in different codes. This study provides a direct method to assess the effectiveness of local PWHT.An axisymmetrical model was used based on the thermal-visco-elastic-plastic Finite Element Method with the consideration of creep phenomena. By using this method both temperature and stress distributions can be simulated during whole local PWHT history. The computation results of temperature distributions and the strain histaries during local PWHT are compared with the experiments, and good agreements are obtained, Investigations show that the thermal stresses induced by local PWHT are much affected by creep behavior and the changes of Young’s Modulus. The study of stress relief history shows that the stresses decrease quickly in the heating stage, then decrease slowly according to creep law in the hold stage and then studdenly increase when the cooling stage starts. The study shows the possibility that through a series of computations the effects of many factors can be assessed and the optimum parnmeters can be found. Compared with the heated widths based apon some applicable codes, it is found that a heated area of 2.5 on either side of the weld seems more reasonable.
基金Acknowledgements The authors acknowledge gratefully to the financial support for this work from National Natural Science Foundation of China and Baosteel （No. 50734004） and the assistance of Welding Laboratory of Baosteel Group.
文摘Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) and anticorrosion measures of TU42C weld-joint were studied by constant load experiments and pickling experiments. The results show that in 40%(mass fraction) NaOH solution at 110℃, caustic SCC occurs in TU42C weld-joints at the applied potential of-1020mV(vs SCE) for 3d while at the potential of-950mV(vs SCE) for 10d. All the cracks are intergranular. In the 10% sulfuric acid, the cracks have the most negative self-corrosion potential-432.5mV(vs SCE) and are active to be further corroded by the acid. Because of the same corrosion behaviour as the lab weldment, preheater’s cracking in alumina factories is attributed to the combining actions of previous caustic SCC in Bayer solutions and continuous acid corrosion by pickling with the addition of RD. The following measures are effective to prevent the corrosion failure of preheater, such as postweld heat treatment at 620℃ to relax the residual weld stress, addition of CC3 and L826 as the corrosion inhibitors to improve the pickling and cleaning by the high pressure water instead of by pickling.
