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http://dx.doi.org/10.9726/kspse.2014.18.5.115

An Experimental Investigation on Low Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Alloy 617 Base Metal and Alloy 617/Alloy 617 Weld Joints  

Choi, Pil-Ho (Graduate School, Pukyong National University)
Kim, Seon-Jin (Dept. of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Kim, Woo-Gon (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Kim, Min-Hwan (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Journal of Power System Engineering / v.18, no.5, 2014 , pp. 115-121 More about this Journal
Abstract
Alloy 617 is the one of the leading candidate materials for intermediate heat exchangers(IHX) of a very high temperature reactor(VHTR) system. Some of the components are joined by many welding techniques and therefore the welded joints are inevitable in the construction of systems. In the present paper, the low cycle fatigue(LCF) behaviors of Alloy 617 base metal(BM) and the gas tungsten arc welded (GTAWed) weld joints(WJ) are investigated experimentally under strain controlled LCF tests. Fully axial total-strain controlled tests have been conducted at room temperature with total strain ranges of 0.6, 0.9, 1.2 and 1.5%. The weld joints have shown a lower fatigue lives compared with base metals at all the testing conditions. The weld joints have shown a higher cyclic stress response behavior than base metal. Both BM and WJ exhibited cyclic strain hardening behavior, depending on the total strain range. In addition, the strain-life parameters for BM and WJ were determined, based on Coffin-Manson equations.
Keywords
Alloy 617; Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW); Low Cycle Fatigue (LCF); Weld Joint (WJ);
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