Measured residual stresses in Type 304 stainless steel piping butt weldments

Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5583131· OSTI ID:5583131

Shack, W. J.; Ellingson, W. A.

Residual-stress measurements on Type 304 stainless steel Schedule 80 4-, 10-, and 26-in. pipe weldments are presented. Both strain-guage and x-ray diffraction techniques have been used. The bulk of the measurements have been made on the inner surface, since these stress levels presumably control the intitiation of intergranular stress-corrosion cracking. Complete stress profiles have also been obtained through the thickness of the pipe wall, since the throughwall distribution controls the growth of a crack once it has initiated.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5583131
• Report Number(s): DOE/TIC-11126
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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