• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2024

In this study, the influence of thermal aging on structural integrity is investigated for Gr. 91 steel. A commercial grade Gr. 91 steel is used for the virgin material, and service-exposed Gr. 91 steel is sampled from a steam pipe of a super critical plant. Time versus creep strain curves are obtained through creep tests with various stress levels at 600 ℃ for the virgin and service-exposed Gr. 91 steels, respectively. Based on the creep test results, the improved Omega model is characterized for describing the total creep strain curve for both Gr. 91 steels. The proposed parameters for creep deformation model are used for predicting the steady-state creep strain rate, creep rupture curve, and stress relaxation. Creep-fatigue damage is evaluated for the intermediate heat exchanger (IHX) in a large-scale sodium test facility of STELLA-2 by using creep deformation model with proposed creep parameters and creep rupture curve for both Gr. 91 steels. Based on the comparison results of creep fatigue damage for the virgin and service-exposed Gr. 91 steels, the thermal aging effect has been shown to be significant.

• 한국공작기계학회논문집
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.54-61
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• 2002

Inconel 690 alloy has widely been used in power plant and high temperature facilities because it has high thermal resistance and toughness. But we have little design data about the creep behaviors of the alloy. Therefore, in this study, an apparatus has been designed and built for conducting creep tests under constant load conditions. A series of creep tests on Inconel 690 alloy have been performed to get the basic design data and life prediction of inconel products and we have gotten the following results. First, the stress exponents decrease as the test temperatures increase. Secondly, the creep activation energy gradually decreases as the stresses become bigger. thirdly, the constant of Larson-Miller Parameters on this alloy is estimated about 10. And last the fractographs at the creep rupture show both the ductile and the brittle fracture according to the creep conditions.

• 한국공작기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국공작기계학회 2003년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.248-253
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• 2003

Titanium alloy has widely been used as glasses rim material because it has high specific strength and also is light, harmless to men. But, we have little design data about the creep behaviors of the alloy. Therefore, in this study, an apparatus has been designed and built for conducting creep tests under constant load conditions. A series of creep tests on them have been performed to get the basic design data and life prediction of titanium products and we have gotten the following results. First, the stress exponents decrease as the test temperatures increase. Secondly, the creep activation energy gradually decreases as the stresses become bigger. Thirdly, the constant of Larson-Miller parameters on this alloy is estimated about 13. And last, the fractographs at the creep rupture show both the ductile and the brittle fracture according to the creep conditions.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.236-242
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• 1989

본 연구에서는 주로 보일러의 과열기 및 재열기등의 관재료로 널리 사용되고 있는 304 스테인레스강에 대하여 실제 고온부식현상을 재현한 부식환경하인 630.deg. C, 690.deg. C 및 750.deg. C 3가지 온도범위에서 크리프시험을 실시하고 고온부식이 크리프파단 특성에 미치는 영향을 부식조건이 없는 고온대기중의 실험결과와 비교 검토하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.1493-1500
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• 2001

Recently small punch creep testing (or miniature disc bend creep test) has received much attention through European collaborative research projects. This method was considered as a substitute for the conventional creep rupture testing by which the residual creep life is measured from the specimen taken out from serviced components of high temperature plants. It would be beneficial if the material creep properties such as power law creep constants as well as the creep rupture life can be measured from the small punch creep test. In this paper a method of assessing creep constants from the small punch creep testing is proposed. Finite element analyses were performed to investigate evolution of stress and strain rate at the weakest locations of the small punch creep specimen. Elastic-plastic-secondary creep analyses were carried out. The estimation equations for creep constants by the small punch creep testing are proposed based on the finite analysis results. Small punch creep tests were also performed with 9Cr steel and the accuracy of the proposed equation was verified by the experimental results.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회논문집A
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• pp.511-516
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• 2001

Recently small punch creep testing (or miniature disc bend creep test) has received much attention through European collaborative research projects. This method was considered as a substitute for the conventional creep rupture testing by which the residual creep life is measured from the specimen taken out from serviced components of high temperature plants. It would be beneficial if the material creep properties such as power law creep constants as well as the creep rupture life can be measured from the small punch creep test. In this paper a method of assessing creep constants from the small punch creep testing is proposed. Finite element analyses were performed to investigate evolution of stress and strain rate at the weakest locations of the small punch creep specimen. Elastic-plastic-secondary creep analyses were carried out. The estimation equations for creep constants by the small punch creep testing are proposed based on the finite analysis results. Small punch creep tests were also performed with 9Cr steel and the accuracy of the proposed equation was verified by the experimental results.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.157-162
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• 2011

발전설비 및 자동차의 엔진에서 고온과 응력이 발생하므로 안전을 위하여 제품을 생산하기 전에 재료의 수명설계가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 온도, 응력, 파단 시간으로 이루어진 무기력계수를 이용하여 수명설계를 수식화하였다. 통합수명식을 이용하여 SP-Creep 시험 데이터와 계산된 데이터를 비교하였다. SP-Creep 시험은 X20CrMoV121강의 파단시간을 획득하기 위하여 수행하였고 수명설계식을 통해 하중, 온도, 하중-온도가 작용하는 3가지 경우를 고려하였다. 첫째로, 무기력계수는 SP-Creep 시험에서 획득한 파단응력과 시간에 의해 계산하였다. 두 번째로, 온도 조건을 주어 수명을 예상하였다. 세 번째로, 부재는 피로와 크리프가 동시에 작용할 때 커플링 효과 때문에 더 열악한 상태에 놓이게 된다. 수명은 커플링 효과 때문에 현저하게 감소하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.25-39
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• 1989

Cyclic temperature creep tests were carried out an AS 7075 alloy specimens were subjected to a constant load and stepwise temperature cycles in which temperature was fluctuated between 30$0^{\circ}C$ and 25$0^{\circ}C$ with three different cycle ratios. The highest frequency of cycling was 1 cycle per 10 hr and the lowest one was 1 cycle per 12 hr. From the creep experimental results with the above conditions the creep strain under cyclic temperature can be predicted easily by introd ucing the equivalent steady temperature because defined by Eq.(16), but the rupture life is 1.1 time than those of constant temperature because of effect of temperature history at tertiary creep range. Besides thlis result, the results of the creep test under cyclic temperature conditions are respectively compayiea with calculated rupture lives using the life fraction law and Eq.(18). The agreement between the obseried rupture times and calculated ones is fairly good. So creep rupture lives can be respectively predicted using life fraction law and Eq.(18).

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제3권6호
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• pp.575-584
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• 1993

주조용 Ni기 초내열 합금인 Rene 80의 고온 크리프타단시 균열의 생성과 전파에 대한 분위기의 영향을 조사하기 위해 $760^{\circ}C$, 675MPa및 $982^{\circ}C$, 157MPa의 크리프시험 조건에서 산화성 분위기인 공기중과 불활성 분위기인 아르곤 가스 분위기에서 크리프 파단시험을 했다. $760^{\circ}C$, 657MPa조건의 크리프 파단시험에서는 분위기에 따라 크리프 파단 양상의 큰 차이가 없었고 파단수명과 파단연신값도 비슷하였다. 반면 $982^{\circ}C$, 157MPa의 시험에서는표면산화의 영향으로 공기중의 경우 표면균열 생성과 입계를 통한 균열전파에 의하여 크리프 파단이 진행되었으나, 아르곤 분위기에서는 내부입계에서 균열이 생성되어 표면에서 발생된 균열과 합체됨으로서 파단이 진행되었다. 파단수명은 공기중의 경우가 치밀한 표면산화물의 형성에 따라 아르곤 하에서 보다 길었으며 파단연신은 아르곤 분위기의 경우가 네킹 발생에 따라 크게 나타났다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.2597-2602
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• 2000

The most effective means of evaluating remaining life is through the creep testing of samples removed from the component. But sampling of large specimen from in-service component is actually impossible. So, sampling device and small-specimen creep tester have been applied. Sampling device has been devised to extract mechanically small samples by hemispherical, diamond -coated cutter from the surface of turbine rotor bores and thick-walled pipes without subsequent weld repairs requiring post weld heat treatment. A method of manufacturing small creep specimen, 2min gage diameter and 10min gage length, using electron beam welding to attach grip section, has been proven. Small-specimen creep tester has been designed to control atmosphere to prevent stress increment by oxidation during experiment. To determine whether the small specimens successfully reproduce the behavior of large specimens, creep rupture tests for small and large specimens have been performed at identical conditions. Creep rupture times based on small specimens have closely agreed within 5% error compared with that of large specimen. The errors in rupture time have decreased at longer test period. This comparison validates the procedure for fabricating and testing on small specimen. This technique offers potential as an efficient method for remaining life assessment by direct sampling from in -service high temperature components.