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Ranking of the Mechanical Characteristics of Steels of Steam Pipelines of Thermal Power Plants by Their Sensitivity to In-Service Degradation

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We analyze the mechanical properties of heat-resistant steels after long-term operation at thermal power plants. It is shown that the operating conditions (high temperature and pressure of hydrogenating corrosive media, thermal and mechanical stresses) negatively affect their structural-mechanical state. We generalize the results of evaluation of the mechanical characteristics of steels after their operation in various elements (straight sections, pipe bends, and welded joints) of the main steam pipelines of thermal power plants under the joint influence of the in-service factors. On this basis, we rank the analyzed steels according to their sensitivity to high-temperature hydrogen degradation.

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  1. Karpenko Physicomechanical Institute, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine

    O. Z. Student, H. V. Krechkovska & L. М. Svirska

  2. Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine

    H. V. Krechkovska & B. І. Kindratskyi

  3. Ukrainian Academy of Printing, Lviv, Ukraine

    V. V. Shyrokov

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Translated from Fizyko-Khimichna Mekhanika Materialiv, Vol. 57, No. 3, pp. 110–117, May–June, 2021

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Student, O.Z., Krechkovska, H.V., Svirska, L.М. et al. Ranking of the Mechanical Characteristics of Steels of Steam Pipelines of Thermal Power Plants by Their Sensitivity to In-Service Degradation. Mater Sci 57, 404–412 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11003-021-00554-x

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