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Evolution of Carbide Precipitates in 2.25Cr-1Mo Steel during Long-Term Service in a Power Plant

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Carbide precipitation from the steel matrix during long-term high-temperature exposure can adversely affect the fracture toughness and high-temperature creep resistance of materials with implications on the performance of power plant components. In the present work, carbide evolution in 2.25Cr-1Mo steel after long-term aging during service was investigated. Boiler pipe samples of this steel were removed from a supercritical water-cooled coal-fired power plant after service times of 17 and 28 years and a mean operational temperature of 810 K (537 °C). The carbide precipitation and coarsening effects were studied using the carbon extraction replica technique followed by analysis using transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The carbides extracted using an electrolytic technique were also analyzed using X-ray diffraction to evaluate phase transformations of the carbides during long-term service. Small ball punch and Vickers hardness were used to evaluate the changes in mechanical performance after long-term aging during service.

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  1. LECO is a trademark of LECO Corporation, St. Joseph, MI.

  2. PHILIPS is a trademark of FEI Company, Hillsboro, OR.

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  1. Engineering Physics Department, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA

    Yong Yang (Assistant Research Scientist), Kumar Sridharan (Distinguished Research Professor) & Todd R. Allen (Associate Professor)

  2. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA

    Yiren Chen (Staff Scientist)

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Yang, Y., Chen, Y., Sridharan, K. et al. Evolution of Carbide Precipitates in 2.25Cr-1Mo Steel during Long-Term Service in a Power Plant. Metall Mater Trans A 41, 1441–1447 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-010-0194-6

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