TY - GEN
T1 - A review of aging effects in alloy 617 for Gen IV nuclear reactor applications
AU - Ren, Weiju
AU - Swimdeman, Robert
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The literature was reviewed of aging and aging effects in Alloy 617 to determine the supplementary data needed to understand the response of the alloy to long-time exposure conditions being considered for structural components in Gen IV nuclear reactors. Most of the data were produced in connection with the international research effort supporting High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) projects in the 1970s and 1980s. Topics considered included microstructural changes, hardness, tensile properties, toughness, creep-rupture, fatigue, and crack growth. It became clear that, for the longtime, very high temperature conditions of the Gen IV reactors, a significant effort would be needed to fully understand and characterize property changes. Several topics for further research were recommended.
AB - The literature was reviewed of aging and aging effects in Alloy 617 to determine the supplementary data needed to understand the response of the alloy to long-time exposure conditions being considered for structural components in Gen IV nuclear reactors. Most of the data were produced in connection with the international research effort supporting High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) projects in the 1970s and 1980s. Topics considered included microstructural changes, hardness, tensile properties, toughness, creep-rupture, fatigue, and crack growth. It became clear that, for the longtime, very high temperature conditions of the Gen IV reactors, a significant effort would be needed to fully understand and characterize property changes. Several topics for further research were recommended.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33751339859&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1115/PVP2006-ICPVT-11-93128
DO - 10.1115/PVP2006-ICPVT-11-93128
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33751339859
SN - 0791837823
SN - 9780791837825
T3 - American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP
BT - Proceedings of 2006 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference - ASME PVP2006/ICPVT-11 Conference - Pressure Vessel Technologies for the Global Community
T2 - ASME PVP2006/ICPVT-11 Conference
Y2 - 23 July 2006 through 27 July 2006
ER -