AN ULTRASONIC PHASED ARRAY EVALUATION OF INTERGRANULAR STRESS CORROSION CRACK (IGSCC) DETECTION IN AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL PIPING WELDS

Conference · Thu Jul 22 00:00:00 EDT 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/pvp2010-25777· OSTI ID:1013943

Diaz, Aaron A; Anderson, Michael T; Cinson, Anthony D; Crawford, Susan L; Cumblidge, Stephen E

Research is being conducted for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to assess the effectiveness and reliability of advanced nondestructive examination (NDE) methods for the inspection of light water reactor (LWR) components and challenging material/component configurations. This study assessed the effectiveness of far-side inspections on wrought stainless steel piping with austenitic welds, as found in thin-walled, boiling water reactor (BWR) component configurations, for the detection and characterization of intergranular stress corrosion cracks (IGSCC).

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1013943
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-71635; 401001060; TRN: US201110%%837
• Resource Relation: Conference: ASME 2010 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division / K-PVP Conference, July 18–22, 2010, Bellevue, WA, 5:247-253, Paper No. PVP2010-25777
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
BOILING
DETECTION
EVALUATION
PRESSURE VESSELS
RELIABILITY
STAINLESS STEELS
STRESS CORROSION
ULTRASONIC WAVES
WATER
Ultrasonic
NDE
Far-side inspection
IGSCC