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Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.usage.c9001545
EISBN: 978-1-62708-236-5
... was selected because of its wide industrial usage for similar bearing applications and because of the alloy's mechanical properties and general corrosion resistance in the intended service environment. It was, however, also recognized that type 440C heat treated to Rc 50–55 can be susceptible to hydrogen...
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Published: 15 January 2021
Fig. 19 Schematic of nominal design of concentrating solar power system using molten salts. Solar energy is concentrated in towers, where molten salts are heated and pumped to a storage tank where they can power an electric-power-generating system (EPGS) in which thermal energy is converted More
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.pulp.c0045911
EISBN: 978-1-62708-230-3
... ultimately caused by the steam. While under normal operation, the steam's purity posed no problem to the material, during boiler cleaning operations, the generating plant had allowed contamination to get into the steam line. Bellows Electric power generation Steam Xray analysis Inconel 600 UNS...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.power.c0091028
EISBN: 978-1-62708-229-7
.... Electric power generation Overheating Superheater tubes ASTM A213 grade T22 UNS K21590 Creep fracture/stress rupture Failure occurred in a steel superheater tube in a power plant. The tube was specified as ASTM A 213 grade T 22, and the reported operating conditions were 13 MPa (1900 psi) at 482...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.modes.c0091330
EISBN: 978-1-62708-234-1
... (217 deg F). Such conditions exist at power plants. Recommendations included repairing the C-276 plates with a 686CPT weld alloy, and if that did not correct the situation, replacing the plates with 686 plate (N06686) welded with 686 CPT. Chlorides Electric power generation Green death...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.power.c0048708
EISBN: 978-1-62708-229-7
... less likely was suggested. Electric power generation Heat exchangers Hydraulic oil coolers Tubes C70600 UNS C70600 Crevice corrosion Leakage from the horizontal heat-exchanger tubes in one of two hydraulic-oil coolers in an electric-power plant occurred after 18 months of service...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Volume: 1
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 1992
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.v01.c9001102
EISBN: 978-1-62708-214-3
... of a cadmium plating and operating temperatures at approximately the melting point of cadmium. It was recommended that components exposed to the cadmium be replaced. Cadmium, coatings Electroplates Steam electric power generation Steam pipes Steam turbines Turbogenerators ASTM A193 grade B Surface...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Volume: 1
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 1992
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.v01.c9001079
EISBN: 978-1-62708-214-3
... overboring of the rotor to remove indications close to the surface and revision of starting procedures, were implemented to extend the remaining life of the rotor and ensure its fitness for continued service. Cleavage Electric power generation Forgings Nonmetallic inclusions Cr-Mo-V Metalworking...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.power.c0090881
EISBN: 978-1-62708-229-7
... Abstract A power plant using two steam generators (vertical U-tube and shell heat exchangers, approximately 21 m (68 ft) high with a steam drum diameter of 6 m (20 ft)) experienced a steam generator tube rupture. Each steam generator contained 11,012 Inconel alloy 600 (nickel-base alloy) tubes...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Volume: 1
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 1992
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.v01.c9001110
EISBN: 978-1-62708-214-3
... the temperature fluctuations of the inner surface. Electric power generation Fatigue failure Steam turbines Turbogenerators 321 UNS S32100 Thermal fatigue fracture Background A stainless steel tube in a power-generating turbine failed after 19,000 h in service. Applications The 44.5 mm...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.modes.c0048846
EISBN: 978-1-62708-234-1
... Electric power generation Steam lines Welded joints ASME SA335-P22 Intergranular fracture Creep fracture/stress rupture A main steam pipe was found to be leaking during a start-up after a 1-day shutdown. The leak was a large circumferential crack in a pipe-to-fitting weld in one of two steam...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.power.c9001609
EISBN: 978-1-62708-229-7
... Abstract Alloy 430 stainless steel tube-to-header welds failed in a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) within one year of commissioning. The HRSG was in a combined cycle, gas-fired, combustion turbine electric power plant. Alloy 430, a 17% Cr ferritic stainless steel, was selected because...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.power.c0091640
EISBN: 978-1-62708-229-7
.... Electric power generation Sensitization Steam Valve stem 17-4 PH UNS S17400 Stress-corrosion cracking Heat treating-related failures A 9 cm (3.5 in.) diameter valve stem made of 17-4 PH (AISI type 630) stainless steel, which was used for operating a 61 cm (24 in.) gate valve in a steam power...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Volume: 2
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 1993
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.v02.c9001385
EISBN: 978-1-62708-215-0
... entrance to a single-family home. As illustrated in Fig. 1 , the service entrance is the point at which the electrical lines are connected to the main circuit breakers of the building. These electrical lines come from the power company transformer, through the electrical meter. Fig. 1 Schematic...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.power.c9001526
EISBN: 978-1-62708-229-7
..., and the steel was Grade P22, a 2.25Cr-1Mo alloy steel. Visual and metallurgical evaluations showed the cracking in the west superheater outlet header was caused by thermal fatigue. Tube holes had served as a preferential site for thermal fatigue cracking. Electric power generation Overheating Piping...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Volume: 2
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 1993
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.v02.c9001353
EISBN: 978-1-62708-215-0
... in low toughness. It was recommended that fully killed carbon steel with a fine-grain microstructure be used. Redesign of the flap to remove the step in the forging that acted as a notch was also recommended. Electric power generation Forgings Marine environments Weldments Fe-0.10C Fe-0.19C...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.power.c9001536
EISBN: 978-1-62708-229-7
... power-generating plants are presently operating in the United States, with a combined generating capacity of 106,905 MWe. In 1990, they generated 20.6% of the nation's electrical energy demand. 1 Component failures occur from time to time in these plants, and the rigorous in-service inspection...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.power.c0048850
EISBN: 978-1-62708-229-7
..., with associated creep relaxation. Boilers Electric power generation Steam lines Thermal stresses 316 UNS S31600 Thermal fatigue fracture Visual inspection of a type 316 stainless steel main steam line of a major utility boiler system revealed cracks on its outer surface near a hanger lug...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Volume: 2
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 1993
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.v02.c9001365
EISBN: 978-1-62708-215-0
... from the original casting process. Surface repair welds had been used to fill in or cover over larger shrinkage cavities. It was recommended that more stringent visual and nondestructive examination criteria be established for the castings. A743 Electric power generation Repair welds Rotary...
Series: ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
Volume: 2
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 1993
DOI: 10.31399/asm.fach.v02.c9001371
EISBN: 978-1-62708-215-0
.... Electric power generation Pitting (corrosion) Shafts (power), corrosion 410 UNS S41000 Fatigue fracture Corrosion fatigue Stress-corrosion cracking Background A type 410 stainless steel circulating water pump shaft used in a fossil power steam generation plant failed after more than 7 years...