Nondestructive detection of fatigue damage accumulation of RPV steel

Tetsuo Shoji, Yuji Kawamori, Yutaka Watanabe

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Abstract

Nondestructive methods for measurement and evaluation of fatigue damage in A508 RPV steels have been investigated for inservice inspection of fatigue damage accumulation during the service operation of reactor vessels. One is a newly developed electrochemical method which can detect and evaluate the fatigue damage accumulated in a material before initiation of cracks and the other is the one based upon a quantitative relationship between microcrack density at surface and fatigue damage accumulation represented by parameters such as usage factor or Coffin-Manson type damage parameter. Detection mechanisms of fatigue damage by these methods were described in details.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProc 6 Int Symp Environ Degrad Mat Nucl Power Syst Water React
EditorsRobert E. Gold, Edward P. Simonen
PublisherPubl by Minerals, Metals & Materials Soc (TMS)
Pages433-441
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)0873392582
Publication statusPublished - 1993
EventProceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems-Water Reactors - San Diego, CA, USA
Duration: 1993 Aug 11993 Aug 5

Publication series

NameProc 6 Int Symp Environ Degrad Mat Nucl Power Syst Water React

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems-Water Reactors
CitySan Diego, CA, USA
Period93/8/193/8/5

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