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Thermal creep and stress-affected precipitation of 20% cold-worked 316 stainless steel

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5370329
Measurements of the thermal creep of 20% cold-worked 316 stainless steel have been performed for temperatures from 593 to 760/sup 0/C, stress levels as high as 138 MPa and exposure times as long as 15,000 hours. The creep strains exhibit a complex behavior arising from the combined action of true creep and stress-affected precipitation of intermetallic phases. The latter process is suspected to be altered by neutron irradiation.
Research Organization:
Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76FF02170
OSTI ID:
5370329
Report Number(s):
HEDL-SA-2904-FP; CONF-830942-76; ON: DE84004933
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English