Development of ODS Heat Exchanger Tubing Progress Report (open access)

Development of ODS Heat Exchanger Tubing Progress Report

Due to extenuating circumstances Special Metals Corporation is terminating their role as prime contractor with this Vision 21 project. In response to this situation, a status report for the project as of this date, has been prepared and follows. Significant work has been accomplished on three major tasks of this project--increasing the circumferential strength of MA956 tubing, joining of the MA956 alloy, and determination of the high temperature corrosion limits of the MA956 alloy. With respect to increasing the circumferential strength of a MA956 tube, the first rod extrusion campaign has been completed with microstructure analysis providing valuable information on the strengthening mechanism of this alloy. Also, based on the results obtained thus far extrusions of tubes are in process and creep testing to determine the ''stress threshold'' curves for this alloy continues. Regarding joining of the MA956 alloy, welds have been produced using the friction, explosive, magnetic impulse, and diffusion bonding techniques. Complete elevated temperature mechanical testing has not been conducted on joints produced using these methods, however room temperature tensile and shear testing has shown promising results on friction and explosive welds. And finally, laboratory high temperature corrosion testing of the material continues in both fluid-side and fire-side …
Date: April 1, 2003
Creator: Mark A. Harper, Ph.D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development of ODS Heat Exchanger Tubing Progress Report (open access)

Development of ODS Heat Exchanger Tubing Progress Report

Work has begun under three major tasks of this project. With respect to increasing the circumferential strength of a MA956 tube, approximately 60 MA956 rods have been extruded using a 20:1 extrusion ratio and extrusion temperatures of 1000, 1075, 1150, and 1200 C. Also, creep testing is underway for the purpose of determining the ''stress threshold'' curves for this alloy. Regarding joining of the alloy MA956, work has begun on the friction welding, magnetic impulse welding, explosive welding, and transient liquid phase bonding aspects of this project. And finally, material is being prepared for the laboratory fire-side high temperature corrosion tests, with potential gas and deposits for a typical Vision 21 plant being reviewed for final determination of these variables in the test program.
Date: April 30, 2001
Creator: Harper, Mark A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development of ODS Heat Exchanger Tubing Quarterly Technical Progress Report: January-April 2002 (open access)

Development of ODS Heat Exchanger Tubing Quarterly Technical Progress Report: January-April 2002

Work continued on three major tasks of this project--increasing the circumferential strength of MA956 tubing, joining of the MA956 alloy, and determination of the high temperature corrosion limits of the MA956 alloy. With respect to increasing the circumferential strength of a MA956 tube, all of the cold working operations (0, 10, 20, 30, 40%) and annealing treatments (1000, 1150, 1300 C) have been completed. The sample microstructures produced by this processing continue to be analyzed with TEM results providing valuable information on the strengthening mechanism of this alloy. Creep testing to determine the ''stress threshold'' curves for this alloy continues. Regarding joining of the MA956 alloy, additional welds were produced with the friction welding and transient liquid phase bonding techniques. And finally, laboratory high temperature corrosion testing of the material continues in both fluid-side and fire-side simulated environments.
Date: April 1, 2002
Creator: Harper, Mark A.
System: The UNT Digital Library