Microstructural Evolution during Thermal Exposure of G115 Steel and Its Influence on Mechanical Properties
Microstructural evolution and mechanical property degradation of the newly developed G115 steel during thermal exposure are highly important for the safe power plant operation. In this paper, the microstructural stability and strength as well as impact toughness were investigated after aging at 650°...
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| description | Microstructural evolution and mechanical property degradation of the newly developed G115 steel during thermal exposure are highly important for the safe power plant operation. In this paper, the microstructural stability and strength as well as impact toughness were investigated after aging at 650°C and 700°C up to 5000 h. It was found that when aged at 650°C in the G115 steel, the size of M23C6 carbides and the width of martensitic laths had little change even increasing aging time up to 5000 h. Both the room-temperature and high-temperature strengths remained stable after aging for 5000 h. In comparison, after aging at 700°C, high-density Laves phases precipitated accompanied by coarsening with increasing aging time. The majority of martensitic lath structure was replaced by sub-grains and the strength decreased linearly. Most importantly, the impact toughness of G115 steel aged at both 650°C and 700°C decreased sharply and embrittlement occurred rapidly in the initial aging period. The evidence provided by fracture morphologies proved that Laves phase was the culprit of decreasing the impact toughness. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c95316b54c36438db75f266815c00cec2025-02-03T01:08:47ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84422022-01-01202210.1155/2022/7901316Microstructural Evolution during Thermal Exposure of G115 Steel and Its Influence on Mechanical PropertiesShaohai Ma0Kai Yan1Chang Che2Xisheng Yang3Gong Qian4China Special Equipment Inspection and Research InstituteChina Special Equipment Inspection and Research InstituteChina Special Equipment Inspection and Research InstituteChina Special Equipment Inspection and Research InstituteChina Special Equipment Inspection and Research InstituteMicrostructural evolution and mechanical property degradation of the newly developed G115 steel during thermal exposure are highly important for the safe power plant operation. In this paper, the microstructural stability and strength as well as impact toughness were investigated after aging at 650°C and 700°C up to 5000 h. It was found that when aged at 650°C in the G115 steel, the size of M23C6 carbides and the width of martensitic laths had little change even increasing aging time up to 5000 h. Both the room-temperature and high-temperature strengths remained stable after aging for 5000 h. In comparison, after aging at 700°C, high-density Laves phases precipitated accompanied by coarsening with increasing aging time. The majority of martensitic lath structure was replaced by sub-grains and the strength decreased linearly. Most importantly, the impact toughness of G115 steel aged at both 650°C and 700°C decreased sharply and embrittlement occurred rapidly in the initial aging period. The evidence provided by fracture morphologies proved that Laves phase was the culprit of decreasing the impact toughness.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7901316 |
| spellingShingle | Shaohai Ma Kai Yan Chang Che Xisheng Yang Gong Qian Microstructural Evolution during Thermal Exposure of G115 Steel and Its Influence on Mechanical Properties Advances in Materials Science and Engineering |
| title | Microstructural Evolution during Thermal Exposure of G115 Steel and Its Influence on Mechanical Properties |
| title_full | Microstructural Evolution during Thermal Exposure of G115 Steel and Its Influence on Mechanical Properties |
| title_fullStr | Microstructural Evolution during Thermal Exposure of G115 Steel and Its Influence on Mechanical Properties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microstructural Evolution during Thermal Exposure of G115 Steel and Its Influence on Mechanical Properties |
| title_short | Microstructural Evolution during Thermal Exposure of G115 Steel and Its Influence on Mechanical Properties |
| title_sort | microstructural evolution during thermal exposure of g115 steel and its influence on mechanical properties |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7901316 |
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