• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2003

Fatigue crack growth test or low alloy steel was performed in high temperature water. Test parameters were dissolved oxygen content. loading frequency and R-ratio ($P_{min}/P_{max}$). Since the sulfur content or the steel was low, there were no environmentally assisted cracks (EAC) in low dissolved oxygen(DO) water. At high DO, the crack growth rate at R = 0.5 tests was much increased due to environmental effects and the crack growth rate depended on loading frequency and maximized at a critical frequency. On the other hand, R = 0.7 test results showed an anomalous decrease of the crack growth rate as much different behavior from the R = 0.5. The main reason of the decrease may be related to the crack tip closure effect. All the data could be qualitatively understood by effects of oxide rupture and anion activity at crack tip.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.69-76
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• 2021

In this work, we have performed a corrosion failure analysis of a leaking tube connected to an upper header of a condensate pre-heater in a heat recovery steam generator. It was revealed that the leakage position in the tube was the location where the materials were easily vulnerable due to tensile residual stresses induced by the material manufacturing process and welding process. In addition to an imbalance in the module induced by temperature difference during operation of the pre-heater, the weight of the modules and thermal fatigue provoked a type of stress of tensile-tensile fatigue on the tube. Thus, the leakage position of the pre-heater was exposed to the tensile stress on the inner surface of the tube facing the gas, which rendered the unstable oxide layer susceptible to corrosion and the formation of pits on the water side. The cracks propagated along with the degraded microstructure in a transgranular cracking mode under fatigue loading and finally resulted in water leakage.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.77-82
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• 2004

노후선박의 구조적 안전성을 확보하기 위해서는 부식이나 피로균열 및 기계적인 손상에 의하여 선체 구조 강도가 어떠한 영향을 받는지 충분히 검토하여 적절한 수리 보수 등 이에 대한 대책을 강구할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 관점에서 부식, 피로균열, 기계적인 손상과 같은 노후 선박에 발생할 수 있는 여러 가지 손상이 선체강도에 미치는 영향을 이론적, 수치적, 실험적인 방법을 통하여 조사하고, 이를 통하여 선각거더의 소성붕괴강도 저하를 고려한 신뢰성 평가법 및 보수, 수리를 통한 인정수준 이상의 선각강도를 유지하게 하는 지침도 연구하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.209-221
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• 2002

In this paper a fracture criterion is proposed for cracked cylindrical samples of high-strength prestressing steels of different yield strength. The surface crack is assumed to be semi-elliptical, a geometry very adequate to model sharp defects produced by any subcritical mechanism of cracking: mechanical fatigue, stress-corrosion cracking, hydrogen embrittlement or corrosion fatigue. Two fracture criteria with different meanings are considered: a global (energetic) criterion based on the energy release rate G, and a local (stress) criterion based on the stress intensity factor $K_I$. The advantages and disadvantages of both criteria for engineering design are discussed in this paper on the basis of many experimental results of fracture tests on cracked wires of high-strength prestressing steels of different yield strength and with different degrees of strength anisotropy.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.304-313
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• 2021

Nickel base Alloy X-750, which is used as fastener parts in light-water reactor (LWR), has experienced many failures by environmentally assisted cracking (EAC). In order to improve the reliability of passive components for nuclear power plants (NPP's), it is necessary to study the failure mechanism and to predict crack growth behavior by developing a probabilistic failure model. In this study, The Bayesian inference was employed to reduce the uncertainties contained in EAC modeling parameters that have been established from experiments with Alloy X-750. Corrosion fatigue crack growth rate model (FCGR) was developed by fitting into Paris' Law of measured data from the several fatigue tests conducted either in constant load or constant ΔK mode. These parameters characterizing the corrosion fatigue crack growth behavior of X-750 were successfully updated to reduce the uncertainty in the model by using the Bayesian inference method. It is demonstrated that probabilistic failure models for passive components can be developed by updating a laboratory model with field-inspection data, when crack growth rates (CGRs) are low and multiple inspections can be made prior to the component failure.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.136-142
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• 2014

Recently a new version of PRO-LOCA program was released. Using the program, failure probability of pipes can be evaluated considering fatigue and/or stress corrosion crack growth and the effects of various parameters on the integrity of pipes in nuclear power plants can be evaluated quantitatively. The analysis results can be used to establish an inspection plan and to examine the effects of important parameters in a maintenance plan. In this study, sensitivity analyses were performed using the program for several important parameters including sampling method, initial crack size, number of initial fabrication flaws, operation temperature, inspection interval, operation temperature and nominal applied bending stress. The effect of parameters on the leak and rupture probability of pipes was evaluated due to fatigue or stress corrosion crack growth.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.930-937
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• 2005

One of the useful technology for light-weightening of components required in the automobile and machine industry is to use of high strength materials. To improve material properties, carbonizing treatment, nitrifying treatment, and shot-peening method are representatively applied, However, the shot-peening method is generally used to remove the surface defect of steel and to improve the fatigue strength on surface. Benefits by shot peening are to make increase resistance against fatigue, stress corrosion cracking, fretting, galling, erosion and closing of pores. In this paper, investigated the effect of shot peening on the corrosion of SUP-9 steel immersed in $3.5\%$ NaCl solution and corrosion characteristics by the heat treatment during shot peening process. The immersion test was performed on the four kinds of specimens. Corrosion potential, polarization curve, residual stress and etc. were investigated from the experimental results.

• 부식과 방식
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.30-38
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• 2013

원전의 구조적 건전성에 문제가 될 수 있는, 오스테나이트계 합금의 환경조장균열(EAC)에 대한 거동을 실험적인 결과와 문헌 조사를 통해 분석하였다. 일차측 환경에서 주기적인 반복하중을 받을 때에는 기계적인 피로균열에 더해 수소유기균열이나 동적변형시효 등으로 인한 가속화 메커니즘을 통해 피로수명 감소가 나타났다. 따라서 EAF에 대한 저항성은 전반적인 부식저항성이 우수한 니켈기합금이 스테인리스강보다 크게 나타났다. 그러나 일정한 하중을 받을 때에는 내부산화에 의해 국부적인 취약부인 입계로의 빠른 균열의 생성과 진전이 나타나 일차수 응력부식균열(PWSCC)이라는 형태로 발생한다고 여겨진다. 이때는 니켈-크롬의 비율이 내부산화 저항성에 영향을 미쳐, 비율이 낮은 스테인리스강은 높은 저항성을 가지고, 비율이 높은 니켈기합금은 낮은 저항성을 가진다. 그러나 아직 이러한 균열 메커니즘에 대한 명확한 이해가 부족하므로, 명확히 규명하기 위해서는 추가적인 연구가 필요하다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.158-165
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• 2003

The object of this work is to develop an assessment system for pipeline integrity. The internal algorithm and the database of the system are described in this paper. The system consists of four module applications; the effect of corrosion in pipeline, crack, SCC (stress corrosion cracking) and fatigue module. The database of the system is separated to mainly four parts; geometry of pipeline, material properties, boundary condition and general properties. This system may give a guideline for maintenance and modifications.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.333-338
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 쇼트피닝 가공된 Alloy 600 재료의 고온환경하에서의 압축잔류응력 및 피로거동에 대해 연구하였다. 연구에 사용된 Alloy 600 재료는 원자력발전소에서 사용되는 주요부품 소재이며, 피닝가공으로 형성된 압축잔류응력은 응력부식균열(SCC; Stress Corrosion Cracking)의 발생을 크게 억제하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 현실성 있는 실험결과를 획득하기 위하여 실제 국내 원자력 발전소 주요부품의 사용온도를 포함한 고온 환경에서 피로특성 및 압축잔류응력을 평가하였다. 연구결과 약 $538^{\circ}C$이하에서는 피닝가공 효과가 존재하는 것으로 파악되었다. 피로수명은 $538^{\circ}C$ 까지 유지되는 것으로 분석되었으며, $538^{\circ}C$ 에서의 압축잔류응력은 상온에서의 값에 비하여 68.2%를 유지하였다. 본 연구결과는 원자력발전소의 안전 및 신뢰성 확보에 기초자료로 활용될 것으로 기대된다.