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Effect of sodium environment on the creep-rupture behavior of austenitic stainless steel. [600 to 700/sup 0/C]

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OSTI ID:7113074
Uniaxial creep-rupture data were obtained for Type 304 stainless steel in the solution-annealed condition and after exposure to a flowing sodium environment at temperatures of 700, 650, and 600/sup 0/C. The specimens were exposed to sodium for time periods between 120 and 5012 h to produce carbon penetration depths of approximately 0.010, 0.020, and 0.038 cm in the steel. The results showed that, as the depth of carbon penetration and the average carbon concentration in the steel increase, the rupture life increases and the minimum creep rate decreases. Creep correlations that relate rupture life, minimum creep rate, and time-to-tertiary creep have been developed for the steel in both the solution-annealed and sodium-exposed conditions.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
7113074
Report Number(s):
CONF-7609100-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English