Crack propagation rate modelling for 316SS exposed to PWR-relevant conditions
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Abstract The crack propagation rate of Type 316 stainless steel in boric acid–lithium hydroxide solutions under PWR-relevant conditions was modelled. A film rupture/dissolution/repassivation mechanism is assumed and extended to cold worked materials by including a stress-dependent bare metal dissolution current density. The chemical and electrochemical conditions within the crack are calculated by finite element calculations, an analytical expression is used for the crack-tip strain rate and the crack-tip stress is assumed equal to 2.5 times the yield stress (plane-strain). First the model was calibrated against a literature published data set. Afterwards, the influence of various variables – dissolved hydrogen, boric acid and lithium hydroxide content, stress intensity, crack length, temperature, flow rate – was studied. Finally, other published crack growth rate tests were modelled and the calculated crack growth rates were found to be in reasonable agreement with the reported ones.
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OpenAlex topics: Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals · Nuclear Materials and Properties · Fatigue and fracture mechanics
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