Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2004, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (4): 597-600 .

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INVESTIGATION OF THE LOW-CYCLE FATIGUE AND FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH BEHAVIORS OF P91 BASE METAL AND WELD JOINTS

H.C.Yang   

  1. Dongfang Boiler(Group)Ltd,Zigong643001,China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2004-08-25 Published:2009-10-10
  • Contact: H.C.Yang

Abstract: Low cycle fatigue tests and crack growth propagations tests on P91 pipe base metal and its weld joints were conducted at three different temperatures: room temperature, 550℃ and 575℃. The strain-life was analyzed, and the changes in fatigue life behavior and fatigue growth rates with increasing temperature were discussed. The different properties of the base metal and its weld joint have been analyzed.

Key words: P91 pipe, low-crycle fatigue, fatigue crack growth