Leak-before-break behaviour of austenitic and ferritic pipes containing circumferential defects

Laser Beam Welding of Austenitic-Ferritic Transition Joints

Transition joints between austenitic stainless steels and ferritic low alloy steels are extensively utilized in many high-temperature applications in energy conversion systems. Problems related to the use of such dissimilar metal welds (DMWs) have long been recognized, because of premature failures often occurring during service, connected to thermal stresses generated at the weld interface and...

Circumferential failures in grey cast iron pipes

The Influence of Homogenization and Solution Annealing Process on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of 1.4470 Ferritic-austenitic Stainless Steel

In the present research, the effect of the homogenization process and annealing temperature were investigated for the 1.4470 ferritic-austenitic stainless steel in the as-cast condition. In this regard, microstructural evolutions, hardness, and impact energy of the steel was evaluated with different heat treatment conditions. The results show that the minimum volume fraction of austenite phase ...

Dynamic tensile tests on ferritic and austenitic steels with improved testing and measuring technique

For analysing dynamically loaded structures by means of the finite element method a dynamic constitutive material model is necessary to obtain reliable results. For this purpose dynamic tensile tests were performed with the fine grained steel 20MnMoNi 5 5 (A508 CI. 3) and the austenitic steel X6CrNi 18 11'at different velocities. Smooth round bar specimens of different geometries were used. Dis...

Effects of Flow Hydraulics, Pipe Structure and Submerged Jet on Leak Behaviour

The aim of this paper is numerical and experimental study of the effects of flow hydraulics, pipe structure (particularly elastic behaviour) and submerged jet on leak behaviour. In this regard, experimental tests were performed on a high-pressure circulation set up. Experiments were performed on an old steel pipe and a High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipe discharged to the atmosphere in a wide...