Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis
Creep Failure of a Superheater Tube Promoted by Graphitization
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Published:1993
Abstract
Tube 3 from a utility boiler in service for 13 years under operating conditions of 540 deg C (1005 deg F), 13.7 MPa (1990 psi) and 1,189,320 kg/h (2,662,000 lb/h) incurred a longitudinal rupture near its 90 deg bend while Tube 4 from the same boiler exhibited deformation near its bend. Metallographic examination revealed creep voids near the rupture in addition to graphite nodules. Exposure of the SA209 Grade T1A steel tubing to a calculated mean operating temperature of 530 deg C (983 deg F) for the 13 years resulted in graphitization and subsequent creep failure in Tube 3....
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Member Sign InSarah Jane Hahn, Tom Kurtz, Creep Failure of a Superheater Tube Promoted by Graphitization, Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis, Vol 2, Edited By Khlefa A. Esaklul, ASM International, 1993, p 495–497, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.fach.v02.c9001279
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