Monte Carlo Simulations of 347H Stainless Steel Aging for the Synthetic Generation of Microstructures Under Creep Conditions

Frazier, William E.; Sathanur, Arun; Taufique, Mohammad N.; Devanathan, Ram; Kappagantula, Keerti S.

doi:10.1007/s11661-024-07477-7

Monte Carlo Simulations of 347H Stainless Steel Aging for the Synthetic Generation of Microstructures Under Creep Conditions

Journal Article · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-024-07477-7· OSTI ID:2496212

Frazier, William E. ^[1]; Sathanur, Arun ^[1]; Taufique, Mohammad N. ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[1]

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Here, a Monte Carlo simulation method capable of replicating the kinetics of M₂₃C₆ precipitation in 347H stainless steels was developed for the purpose of producing synthetic microstructures that approximate its microstructural evolution under aging periods of up to 10,000 hours at temperatures between 600 °C and 750 °C. To accomplish this, experimental data from the literature was used to parameterize simulations and replicate the nucleation and growth kinetics of M₂₃C₆ particles within 347H and similar austenitic stainless steel alloys. These simulations were found to have considerable fidelity to previous efforts to study the precipitation of M₂₃C₆ in other 300 series stainless steel alloys. Synthetic 347H microstructures were then generated that accounted the effects of aging temperature, duration, dislocation density, and the presence of boron within the microstructure. These simulations predict several key trends, those being that (1) the size of M₂₃C₆ precipitates decreased with aging temperature and (2) the growth rate of M₂₃C₆ particles decreased with aging temperature. Further, while (3) the addition of dislocation density due to creep conditions resulted in increasing intragranular nucleation of M₂₃C₆ precipitates with increasing dislocation density and (4) B additions within the microstructure led to modest increases in precipitate size above 700 °C, which indicates that more complex physics are necessary to account for the presence of B.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 2496212

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA--177884

Journal Information:: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, Journal Name: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 55; ISSN 1073-5623

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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