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Effects of Specimen Size and Side-groove on the Results of J-R Fracture Toughness Test for LBB Evaluation

LBB 평가를 위한 J-R 파괴인성시험 결과에 미치는 시편 형상과 측면 홈의 영향

  • 김진원 (조선대학교 원자력공학과) ;
  • 최명락 (조선대학교 원자력공학과) ;
  • 오영진 (한국전력기술(주) 미래전력기술연구소) ;
  • 박흥배 (한국전력기술(주) 미래전력기술연구소) ;
  • 김경수 (한국전력기술(주) 미래전력기술연구소)
  • Received : 2014.11.06
  • Accepted : 2015.05.01
  • Published : 2015.07.01
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Abstract

In this study, the effects of specimen size and side-groove on the results of the J-R test for leak-before-break (LBB) evaluation were investigated. A series of J-R tests were conducted at both RT and $316^{\circ}C$, using three different sizes of compact tension (CT) specimens machined from SA508 Gr.1a piping material: 12.7 mm-thick 1T-CT, 25.4 mm-thick 1T-CT, and 25.4 mm-thick 2T-CT with and without side-groove. The results showed that side-grooving reduced the J-R curve for all specimens and the effect of side-grooving was more significant at $316^{\circ}C$ than at RT. As the thickness of the specimens decreased and the width of the specimens increased, the J-R curve slightly decreased at RT but it increased at $316^{\circ}C$. However, the variation in the J-R curve of SA508 Gr.1a with the thickness and width of CT specimen was insignificant.

본 논문에서는 파단전누설 평가를 위한 J-R 파괴인성시험에 미치는 시편 크기와 측면 홈의 영향을 분석하였다. 이를 위해서 SA508 Gr.1a 배관재에서 채취된 측면 홈이 가공되거나 가공되지 않은 크기가 다른 3종류의 CT 시편(12.7mm 두께의 1T-CT, 25.4mm 두께의 1T-CT, 25.4mm 두께의 2T-CT)을 이용하여 상온과 $316^{\circ}C$에서 J-R 시험을 수행하였다. 시험 결과, 시편 두께에 관계없이 측면 홈이 가공된 시편은 측면 홈이 없는 시편에 비해 낮은 J-R 곡선을 보였으며, 상온에 비해 $316^{\circ}C$에서 측면 홈의 영향이 더욱 뚜렷하였다. 상온에서는 시편의 두께가 감소하고 폭이 증가함에 따라 J-R 곡선이 약간씩 감소하는 경향을 보였으나, $316^{\circ}C$에서는 시편의 두께가 감소하고 폭이 증가됨에 따라 J-R 곡선이 증가하였다. 그러나 SA508 Gr.1a 배관재에서 전체적으로 시편의 폭과 두께에 따른 J-R 곡선의 변화는 크지 않았다.

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