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Feasibility Of Using Oxide Thickness Measurements For Predicting Crack Growth Rates In P91 Steel Components, Ralph Edward Huneycutt Iv
Feasibility Of Using Oxide Thickness Measurements For Predicting Crack Growth Rates In P91 Steel Components, Ralph Edward Huneycutt Iv
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
There are only few methods available for predicting the age of cracks that are found in high
temperature structural components during service; among the promising ones is the oxide
thickness measurement technique. Oxide thickness profiles are taken from crack surfaces of
components and used for predicting the rates of crack propagation. This technique is particularly
suitable for high temperature components fabricated from ferritic steels commonly used in power
plants that run on fossil fuels. To implement this technique, it is necessary to fully understand the
kinetics of high temperature oxidation in these steels. In this study, the oxidation characteristics
of …