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It has become known that the most effective methodology for green power plant systems is to increase the generating efficiency of steam power plants. Among the materials developed to improve the performance, it is known that the most practical and applicable materials are Ni-based Alloys. However, it is necessary to first guarantee mechanical reliability of the weld for applying these Ni-based Alloys. In this study, firstly, the fatigue strength of multi-pass welded Ni-based Alloy 617 in as-welded and post weld heat-treated conditions were assessed. And then the crack growth characteristics at the low fatigue limit of them were assessed. From the results, fatigue strength of the welds those were post weld heat treated did not show large difference compare to not heat-treated ones. These results mean that the weld of Ni-based Alloy 617 is not influenced remarkably by post weld heat treatment in the metallurgical and mechanical changes. However, it was found that the fatigue crack grew at the low fatigue limit, which was about 48.4% (327 MPa) of the static tensile strength (675.1 MPa) of the weld, and 43.1% of the base material (759.4 MPa).
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Dong-Ho Bae is a professor at the school of mechanical engineering, Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, Korea. He served as a reliability division president of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers. Dr. Bae’s research interests are in the area of welding design, environmental strength of materials, and life prediction and reliability assessment of the industrial facilities.
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Park, Y.S., Bae, D.H. Assessment of the crack growth characteristics at the low fatigue limit of a multi-pass welded Ni-based alloy 617. J Mech Sci Technol 28, 1251–1256 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-014-0116-4
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