Welding irradiated stainless steel
Conventional welding processes produced severe underbead cracking in irradiated stainless steel containing 1 to 33 appm helium from n,a reactions. A shallow penetration overlay technique was successfully demonstrated for welding irradiated stainless steel. The technique was applied to irradiated 304 stainless steel that contained 10 appm helium. Surface cracking, present in conventional welds made on the same steel at the same and lower helium concentrations, was eliminated. Underbead cracking was minimal compared to conventional welding methods. However, cracking in the irradiated material was greater than in tritium charged and aged material at the same helium concentrations. The overlay technique provides a potential method for repair or modification of irradiated reactor materials.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- OSTI ID:
- 10159391
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-MS-93-619; CONF-940657-1; ON: DE94013661; TRN: 94:012233
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 17. symposium on effects of radiation on materials,Sun Valley, ID (United States),20-23 Jun 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1993]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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