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Title: Advanced austenitic alloys for fossil power systems. CRADA final report

Abstract

In 1993, a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) was undertaken between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and ABB Combustion Engineering t examine advanced alloys for fossil power systems. Specifically, the use of advanced austenitic stainless steels for superheater/reheater construction in supercritical boilers was examined. The strength of cold-worked austenitic stainless steels was reviewed and compared to the strength and ductility of advanced austenitic stainless steels. The advanced stainless steels were found to retain their strength to very long times at temperatures where cold-worked standard grades of austenitic stainless steels became weak. Further, the steels exhibited better long-time stability than the stabilized 300 series stainless steels in either the annealed or cold worked conditions. Type 304H mill-annealed tubing was provided to ORNL for testing of base metal and butt welds. The tubing was found to fall within range of expected strength for 304H stainless steel. The composite 304/308 stainless steel was found to be stronger than typical for the weldment. Boiler tubing was removed from a commercial boiler for replacement by newer steels, but restraints imposed by the boiler owners did not permit the installation of the advanced steels, so a standard 32 stainless steel was used as a replacement. Themore » T91 removed from the boiler was characterized.« less

Authors:
;  [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
  2. ABB Combustion Engineering, Chattanooga, TN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
304016
Report Number(s):
ORNL/M-6558
ON: DE98058120; BR: AA1510100; CRN: C/ORNL--92-0146; TRN: AHC29904%%90
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-96OR22464
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: [1998]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; PROGRESS REPORT; MATERIALS WORKING; CREEP; YIELD STRENGTH; ULTIMATE STRENGTH; AUSTENITIC STEELS; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; TUBES; BOILERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA

Citation Formats

Swindeman, R W, Cole, N C, Canonico, D A, and Henry, J F. Advanced austenitic alloys for fossil power systems. CRADA final report. United States: N. p., 1998. Web. doi:10.2172/304016.
Swindeman, R W, Cole, N C, Canonico, D A, & Henry, J F. Advanced austenitic alloys for fossil power systems. CRADA final report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/304016
Swindeman, R W, Cole, N C, Canonico, D A, and Henry, J F. 1998. "Advanced austenitic alloys for fossil power systems. CRADA final report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/304016. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/304016.
@article{osti_304016,
title = {Advanced austenitic alloys for fossil power systems. CRADA final report},
author = {Swindeman, R W and Cole, N C and Canonico, D A and Henry, J F},
abstractNote = {In 1993, a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) was undertaken between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and ABB Combustion Engineering t examine advanced alloys for fossil power systems. Specifically, the use of advanced austenitic stainless steels for superheater/reheater construction in supercritical boilers was examined. The strength of cold-worked austenitic stainless steels was reviewed and compared to the strength and ductility of advanced austenitic stainless steels. The advanced stainless steels were found to retain their strength to very long times at temperatures where cold-worked standard grades of austenitic stainless steels became weak. Further, the steels exhibited better long-time stability than the stabilized 300 series stainless steels in either the annealed or cold worked conditions. Type 304H mill-annealed tubing was provided to ORNL for testing of base metal and butt welds. The tubing was found to fall within range of expected strength for 304H stainless steel. The composite 304/308 stainless steel was found to be stronger than typical for the weldment. Boiler tubing was removed from a commercial boiler for replacement by newer steels, but restraints imposed by the boiler owners did not permit the installation of the advanced steels, so a standard 32 stainless steel was used as a replacement. The T91 removed from the boiler was characterized.},
doi = {10.2172/304016},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/304016}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
month = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998}
}