Module 4 Fatigue SCC Flashcards
Thermal Fatigue
affected material?
all
Thermal Fatigue
Magnitude of the __(2)___
temperature swing & frequency
Thermal Fatigue
There is no set limit on swings, but cracking may be suspected if the temperature swing exceeds about _____
200°F - 300F
Thermal Fatigue
where would most stress be located?
c. notches and sharp corners
Thermal Fatigue
affected equipment? (6)
a. Mix Points
b. Major Problem in Coke Drums
c. S/D and S/U
d. steam-generating equipment at rigid attachments
e. tubes in high temp that penetrate through the cooler waterfall tubes (tubes in the boiler where water is evaporated to steam)
f. steam actuated soot blowers in heater or boilers
Thermal Fatigue
Cracks usually initiate on the surface of the component __or ___
ID or OD.
Thermal Fatigue
Thermal fatigue cracks propagate ______to the stress and are usually________. However, cracking may be axial or circumferential of both
TRANSVERSE / dagger-shaped
Thermal Fatigue
NDE? most effective
PT/ MT / WFMT / ECT/ ACFM / EMAT/VT
Thermal Fatigue
best prevent through?
design / operations
Thermal Fatigue other prevention (3)
b. Incorporate sufficient flexibility
i. Drain lines should provided on soot blowers
c. a liner or sleeve installed to prevent colder liquid from contacting
Mechanical Fatigue
typically well below the ____ of the material
YS
Mechanical Fatigue
affected material?
all engineered alloys
Mechanical Fatigue\
___(2)___exhibit an endurance limit below which fatigue cracking will ____occur regardless of the number of cycles
CS and Titanium / NOT
Mechanical Fatigue
___(3), and most other non-ferrous alloys have a fatigue characteristic that does NOT exhibit an endurance limit (fatigue fracture can be
300 / 400 Series SS, aluminum
Mechanical Fatigue
Heat Treatment can have an effect on fatigue resistant of a metal - _______can improve fatigue resistance of CS/low alloys
quenching and tempering
Mechanical Fatigue
The ratio of endurance limit to ___is typically between 0.4 and 0.5
UTS
Mechanical Fatigue affected equipment (7)
a. socket welds and small bore piping
b. equipment not properly supported
c. safety RV that are subject to chatter
d. high pressure drop CV and steam reducing stations (vibration problems)
e. Rotating shafts on pumps/compressors have stress concentration due to changes in radii and keyways
f. heat exchanger tubes susceptible to vortex
g. transient conditions (S/U & S/D)
Mechanical Fatigue
appearance?
clam shells /beach mark
Mechanical Fatigue
best defense?
good design
Mechanical Fatigue
_____to rely on the NDE methods for routine. What NDE to use for cracks???
impractical / PT , MT , SWUT
Corrosion Fatigue
factor (2)
corrosive environment and cyclic loading
Corrosion Fatigue
affected material?
all metals/ alloys
Corrosion Fatigue
endurance limit?
there is none
Corrosion Fatigue
stress concentration is important?
yes
Corrosion Fatigue affected equipment (3)
Rotating equipment, deaerators, cycling boilers
Corrosion Fatigue
appearance? (4)
a. relatively straighter
b. very little plastic deformation
c. in cycling boilers damage appears on the water side of buckstay.
d. transgranular, not branched
Corrosion Fatigue
prevention? for rotating equipment/deaerators/cycling boilers?
a. Rotating equipment - upgrade to corrosion resistant material, coating, use corrosion inhibitors
b. Deaerators - ensure the use of proper feed water and condensate chemical control
minimize residual stress
c. Cycling boilers - start up slowly
Chloride SCC
need ____
water
Chloride SCC
what material is high resistant?
Nickel based /
Chloride SCC
which SS not susceptible?
400SS
Chloride SCC
what is susceptible?
All 300 series SS is highly susceptible (8-12% Ni)
duplex SS are more resistant
Chloride SCC
_____will increase the likelihood for cracking, but there is no identified
O2
Chloride SCC
ClSCC usually occurs at pH values above ____
ClSCC tendency ______in the alkaline pH region.
2 …./ decreases
Chloride SCC
temp when it occurs?
> 140F
Chloride SCC
>35% ni / >45% Ni
high resistant / immune
Chloride SCC
% of Ni that is susceptible
8-12%
Chloride SCC
appearance (2)
c. spider web
d. craze cracking
Chloride SCC
surface breaking cracks in ____ or _____
process / externally