Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1999, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (1): 46-53.

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LIFE PREDICTION OF HIGH TEMPERATURE STRUCTURALCOMPONENT BY STRAIN RANGE PARTITIONING

Author M. Miyahara1) and K. Tokimasa2) 1) Corporate Research & Development Laboratories, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., Amagasaki, Japan2) Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of BiologyOriented Science and Technology, Kinki University, Uchitacho, Wakayama, JapanManuscript received 18 October 1998   

  • Received:1999-02-25 Revised:1999-02-25 Online:1999-02-25 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: The authors recent works on the improvement of the Strain Range Partitioning(SRP) method and its application to the life prediction of high temperature structural components are summarized. Examined components are divided into three groups, that is, components in the steel production plants, in the automobile and in the fossil power plants. Based on the results of the inelastic analysis and the creepfatigue properties of the material, which were obtained by IJ(=PP,PC, CP, CC) tests, the effects of the material properties, operating conditions and configuration of components were quantitatively evaluated to select the most effective measures for the thermal fatigue life extension. The SRP has been successfully applied until now to the life prediction and extension of the actual structural components subjected to thermal cycling by the authors.

Key words: creepfatigue, thermal fatigue, life prediction, life extension