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Metallurgical analysis of rim cracking in an lp steam turbine disc. [PWR]

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6779671· OSTI ID:6779671
An investigation of the nature of in-service cracking in LP turbine rotors encountered in a PWR nuclear power plant was performed. The investigation was based on a metallurgical evaluation of disc rim samples from one of the two rotors involved. The program included a detailed magnetic particle inspection of the rim samples, in-depth metallographic and fractographic examinations of cracked blade attachment steeples and chemical analyses of the disc material.
Research Organization:
Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX (USA)
OSTI ID:
6779671
Report Number(s):
EPRI-NP-1532
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English