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Within fracture mechanics safety assessment for steels in nuclear technology, the probabilistic master curve (MC) concept according to ASTM E1921 is currently used for quasi-static loading conditions as a supplement to the established deterministic ASME reference curve concept. However, for ferritic ductile cast iron (DCI), a systematic review of potential modifications to the assumptions and the procedure according to ASTM E1921 and an associated validation are still lacking. For this reason, the application of the fracture mechanics MC concept to ferritic ductile cast iron is being investigated in a joint research project between MPA Stuttgart and BAM Berlin. According to IAEA SSG-26, the safety assessment of DCI containers for transport as well as storage of radioactive materials is based on the fracture mechanics criterion of general crack initiation exclusion. Within this context, the focus of the research project is on brittle fracture. The goal is the establishment of a methodology to determine and assess dynamic fracture toughness values of DCI in the ductile-to-brittle transition regime, using samples extracted from a component.
The experimental program uses a DCI material of grade GJS-400, which is generally used for transport and storage containers of radioactive materials. Firstly, a basic mechanical-technological material characterization will be performed consisting of tensile, Charpy and Pellini tests. Following the material characterization, the loading rate relevant for brittle fracture will be determined using instrumented C(T)25-fracture tests at a temperature of -40°C. To be able to transfer the relevant loading rate to other specimen geometries or sizes, the time-dependent course of the Weibull stress is assessed via numerical analyses. With this information an extensive experimental program consisting of DC(T)9, C(T)25, C(T)50, SE(B)10, SE(B)25 and SE(B)140 specimens is performed. These experimental results will be further supported by numerical and fractographic analyses. The empirical experimental database developed for DCI materials will be used to assess the applicability of the MC concept for DCI materials under dynamic loading.
At the current time manufacturing and precracking of test specimens is ongoing. The authors provide first results concerning the mechanical-technological material characterization, the relevant loading rate for brittle fracture determined via C(T)25 tests, and some early results of other specimen types. These experimental results are also supported by preliminary numerical and statistical analyses.
Based on state-of-the-art research and regulations, the application of the fracture mechanics master curve (MC) concept to ferritic ductile cast iron (DCI) is being investigated in a recently started German joint research project between BAM Berlin and MPA Stuttgart. This paper outlines the research approach and the planned investigations and provides first results.
According to the IAEA guidelines SSG 26, the safety assessment of DCI containers for transport as well as interim and final storage of radioactive materials is based on the fracture mechanics criterion of general crack initiation exclusion. Within this context, the focus of the current research project is on the further development of brittle fracture safety assessment methods under dynamic loading conditions. Within fracture mechanics safety assessments for steels in nuclear technology, the probabilistic MC concept according to ASTM E1921 is currently used for quasi-static loading conditions as a supplement to the established deterministic ASME reference curve concept. The MC concept allows for an effective statistical consideration of the scatter of the material toughness in the transition regime. Furthermore, the MC can also be used for elevated loading rates as they occur in accident or crash scenarios. However, for DCI, a systematic review of potential modifications to the MC assumptions and procedure according to ASTM E1921 and an associated validation are still lacking. Therefore, a corresponding methodology shall be established to determine and assess dynamic fracture toughness values of DCI in the ductile-to-brittle transition regime, using samples extracted from a component.
For the experimental program, a DCI material was produced as it is generally used for transport and storage containers. A basic mechanical-technological material characterization consisting of tensile, Charpy, and Pellini tests is planned. A comprehensive fracture mechanics test program was compiled covering dynamic testing of DC(T)9, C(T)25, C(T)50, SE(B)10, SE(B)25, and SE(B)140 specimens. Moreover, numerical analyses of different specimen geometries and test setups are planned to investigate the influences of stress triaxiality and loading rate. Throughout the experimental program, the microstructure-property relationship will be investigated based on quantitative metallographic and fractographic analyses. Finally, different MC assessment strategies will be considered, and modifications will be made if necessary.
Large scale testing and statistical analysis of dynamic fracture toughness of ductile cast iron
(2009)
Der vorliegende Beitrag befasst sich mit dem internationalem Status der Ermittlung und Verfügbarkeit dynamischer Bruchzähigkeitswerte ferritischer Gusseisenwerkstoffe mit Kugelgraphit. Einleitend wird der Stand bruchmechanischer Prüfnormen hinsichtlich der Definition von Kennwerten bei dynamischer Beanspruchung analysiert. Zur dynamischen Bruchzähigkeit von ferritischem Gusseisen mit Kugelgraphit wurde eine Datenbasis erstellt, die den aktuellen veröffentlichten Stand auf diesem Gebiet widerspiegelt und eine Vielzahl unterschiedlicher von den Autoren verwendeter Kennwertdefinitionen enthält. Daher ist eine systematische Auswertung dieser Datenbasis sehr schwierig. Zur Veranschaulichung des temperaturabhängigen Bruchverhaltens wurde jedoch eine Reihe von zusammenfassenden graphischen Darstellungen erarbeitet. Anhand derer wird der Informationsgehalt einzelner Kennwertgruppen diskutiert und deren Aussagekraft für den Fall einer Bauteilsicherheitsbewertung eingeschätzt.
Modern structural integrity assessment procedures in the field of nuclear related technology incorporate fracture
mechanical concepts. Therefore, they inevitably require the availability of both, loading parameters as well as material
characteristics in terms of fracture mechanical quantities. Especially in case of dynamic loading conditions, the methods
for the determination of the loading parameters need further improvement and there is a lack of material characteristics
as well. In Germany, ductile cast iron (DCI) is used for heavy-sectioned casks for radioactive materials. New developments
in cask design and efforts to extend the application limits require further investigations. The present study is part
of an ongoing fracture mechanics research programme of BAM which is focused on the systematic mechanical and
fracture mechanical material characterisation of DCI materials under dynamic loading conditions. In this study, results
of fracture mechanics investigations on ductile cast iron from an original DCI container with a wide variety of microstructure
under dynamic loading conditions in the temperature range from -50 °C to +22 °C are presented. Large scale
as well as small scale single edge crack bend specimens SE(B) with thicknesses of 140 mm and 15 mm, respectively
were tested. Furthermore, it is reported on the results of a finite element simulation of the dynamic large scale fracture
mechanics tests. Strength and deformation characteristics were determined in dynamic tensile tests. They are discussed
with respect to the influence of pearlite content and test temperature. The material specific experimental difficulties in
the determination of reliable dynamic crack initiation toughness values of DCI are outlined.