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Metallic high temperature materials for energy applications - current research activities at BAM
(2015)
Size Effects in Miniature Specimen Creep Testing of Heat Resistant Ferritic-Martensitic Steels
(2015)
Konventionelle Kraftwerke sind durch die Energiewende erheblichen Anforderungen ausgesetzt. Mangels ausreichender Stromspeicherkapazitäten müssen sie zur Netzstabilisierung flexibel auf die wetter- und tageszeitbedingte Fluktuation der Wind- und Sonnenergie reagieren, was gegenüber dem Grundlastbetrieb eine hohe Anzahl von Lasteingriffen oder Anfahrvorgängen bedeutet. Schnelle Lastwechsel und Anfahrvorgänge führen jedoch zu einer erheblichen Beanspruchung aller Bauteile des Dampfkreislaufs, die zu einer beschleunigten Bauteilschädigung und bis hin zu Anlagenausfällen führen können.
Vor diesem Hintergrund werden an der Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) Untersuchungen zur Beständigkeit ferritisch-martensitischer Dampferzeuger-werkstoffe mit 9 12 Gew. % Cr (P91, P92, VM12 SHC) bei zyklischem Anlagenbetrieb durchgeführt. Ziel der Arbeiten ist, durch grundlegende Korrosions- und Mechanikversuche unter zyklischen Bedingungen und ergänzende Simulationen die Reaktion dieser Werkstoffgruppe auf lastflexible Betriebsprofile umfassend zu beschreiben. Aufbauend auf einer detaillierten Charakterisierung der auftretenden Schädigungsmechanismen werden in einem Folgeschritt Standardzyklen zur effizienten Prüfung einzelner Werkstoffe abgeleitet.
Der Beitrag gibt einen kurzen Überblick über die Konzeption und stellt nachfolgend die aktuellen Projektergebnisse vor. Im Bereich der Oxidations-/Korrosionsuntersuchungen steht dabei zunächst die Integrität der schützenden Oxidschichten, vor allem auf der Dampfseite der Komponenten, im Vordergrund. Hierzu werden zyklische Oxidationstests an Standardproben und bauteilnahen Probengeometrien durchgeführt und die Oxidationskinetik sowie die Entwicklung der Haftfestigkeit untersucht. Die mechanischen Untersuchungen bauen auf den bekannten Kriech- und Ermüdungseigenschaften auf. Der Schwerpunkt liegt deshalb auf der Untersuchung von Schädigung und Lebensdauer bei Kombination von stationären Zuständen (mit überwiegender Kriechschädigung) und transienten Zuständen inklusive Temperaturwechseln, die Kriechermüdungs- bzw. thermo-mechanische Ermüdungsprozesse auslösen und so eine frühzeitige Rissbildung bewirken können. Im Hinblick auf die Flexibilisierung von Bestandsanlagen werden betriebsbeanspruchte Chargen in die Untersuchungen einbezogen, um eventuelle zusätzliche Effekte durch Werkstoffalterung zu berücksichtigen.
In recent years, the performance of heat resistant ferritic-martensitic steels under cyclic oxidation and cyclic mechanical loading has gained considerable attention. The growing contributions of renewable energy sources to electricity generation have triggered a shift from continuous (baseload) operation of conventional power plants towards cyclic or “flexible” operation, which is needed to stabilize the electric grids by balancing the highly variable renewable’s input.
Compared to the impressive amount of data on isothermal oxidation/corrosion and static
mechanical loading (creep) that was compiled over decades, only little and sometimes
contradictory information is so far available on the reaction of these alloys to cyclic
conditions. The latter may involve frequent transients or holds at intermediate temperatures, as well as shut-downs and start-ups with high temperature rates which result in cyclic mechanical loads (thermo-mechanical fatigue, TMF) and thermo-cyclic oxidation at variable temperature.
Our contribution will report on recent findings obtained within the framework of a junior
research group which investigates the oxidation and fatigue of the ferritic-martensitic grades P91, P92 and VM12 SHC under thermo-cyclic conditions. Cyclic oxidation tests are carried out in steam using different sample shapes (flat coupons, U-segments and rings taken from heat exchanger tubes). Special attention is paid to changes in the kinetics and the integrity and possible delamination/spalling of the oxide layers. Mechanical tests are carried out on material from real steam pipes with a focus on the softening behaviour and lifetime issues resulting from combined creep/TMF loadings. All experiments are carried out in the 300-620°C regime with temperature and load profiles that resemble typical loading scenarios in power plants and are complemented by detailed microstructural characterisation.
9-12% Cr ferritic-martensitic stainless steels are widely used as high temperature construction materials in power plants due to their excellent creep and oxidation resistance. The growing share of renewable energy sources in power generation forces many of these plants into more flexible operation with frequent load shifts or shutdowns. These cyclic operation profiles constitute a major lifetime issue.
The present contribution reports on current findings obtained in a multidisciplinary project which combines cyclic mechanical and cyclic oxidation testing with detailed microstructural analyses. Mechanical analyses are carried out on P92 and P91 steel grades to give an overview of softening phenomena and lifetimes obtained in isothermal cyclic loading (low cycle fatigue, LCF), non-isothermal cyclic loading (thermo-mechanical fatigue, TMF), and service-like combinations of creep and fatigue periods (creep-fatigue interaction).
Oxidation testing focuses on the grades P92 and VM12 with the intention of clarifying the impact of frequent passes through intermediate temperature levels on the kinetics of steam-side oxidation and the characteristics of the evolving oxide scales. An attempt is made to evaluate their composition, strength, integrity and adhesion after up to 250 temperature cycles. Flat coupons as well as curved tube sections are tested to assess the mutual influence of geometry on oxide scale integrity.
Complementary microstructural investigations by scanning and transmission electron microscopy plus EBSD are used for phase identification and substrate/oxide interface characterisation. The evolutions of grain size and dislocation density under different test conditions are quantified.
9-12% Cr ferritic-martensitic stainless steels are widely used as high temperature construction materials in power plants due to their excellent creep and oxidation resistance. The growing share of renewable energy sources in power generation forces many of these plants into more flexible operation with frequent load shifts or shutdowns. These cyclic operation profiles constitute a major lifetime issue. The present contribution reports on current findings obtained in a multidisciplinary project which combines cyclic mechanical and cyclic oxidation testing of different 9-12% Cr grades with detailed microstructural analyses.
Mechanical analyses are carried out on P92 and P91 steel grades to give an overview of softening phenomena and lifetimes obtained in isothermal cyclic loading (low cycle fatigue, LCF), non-isothermal cyclic loading (thermo-mechanical fatigue, TMF), and service-like combinations of creep and fatigue periods.
Complementary microstructural investigations by scanning and transmission electron microscopy plus EBSD are used for phase identification, substrate/oxide interface characterization and quantification of the microstructure evolution under cyclic conditions.
Results of an extended TMF test program on grade P92 steel in the temperature range of 620 ◦C–300 ◦C, comprising in-phase (IP) and out-of-phase (OP) tests, partly performed with symmetric dwells at Tmax/Tmin, are presented. In contrast to previous studies, the low-strain regime is also illuminated, which approaches flexible operation in a power plant with start/stop cycles. At all strain amplitudes, the material performance is characterized by continuous cyclic softening, which is retarded in tests at lower strains but reaches similar magnitudes in the course of testing. In the investigated temperature range, the phase angle does not affect fatigue life in continuous experiments, whereas the IP condition is more detrimental in tests with dwells. Fractographic analyses indicate creep-dominated and fatigue-dominated damage for IP and OP, respectively. Analyses of the (micro)hardness distribution in the tested specimens suggest an enhanced microstructural softening in tests with dwell times for the low- but not for the high-strain regime. To rationalize the obtained fatigue data, the fracturemechanics-based DTMF concept, which was developed for TMF life assessment of ductile alloys, was applied. It is found that the DTMF parameter correlates well with the measured fatigue lives, suggesting that subcritical growth of cracks (with sizes from a few microns to a few millimeters) governs failure in the investigated range of strain amplitudes.
Cyclic mechanical performance and microstructure evolution of P92 under LCF and TMF conditions
(2019)
9-12% Cr ferritic-martensitic stainless steels are widely used as high temperature construction materials in fossil fueled power plants due to their excellent creep and oxidation resistance, but changes in electricity markets during the last two decades have considerably changed the typical working conditions of these facilities. The growing contribution of renewable energy sources in power generation forces most of these plants into flexible operation with frequent load shifts or shutdowns. These cyclic operation profiles constitute a major lifetime issue, raising the question which fundamental processes govern the reaction of ferritic-martensitic steels to cyclic load and temperature variations.
The present contribution reports on current findings obtained in a multidisciplinary project funded by German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) which combines cyclic mechanical and cyclic oxidation testing of different 9-12% Cr grades with detailed microstructural analyses and related micromechanical modeling.
In this contribution, an overview will be given on the results obtained in the mechanical testing programme of the project. Mechanical analyses were carried out on P91 and (mainly) P92 steel grades, particularly looking at softening phenomena and lifetimes obtained in isothermal cyclic loading (low cycle fatigue, LCF), non-isothermal cyclic loading (thermo-mechanical fatigue, TMF), and service-like combinations of fatigue and creep/relaxation periods. For this purpose, cylindrical specimens were extracted from thick-walled steam pipes, orthogonal to the pipe axis, and subjected to strain controlled cyclic loading (± 0.2 to ±0.5 % mechanical strain). Temperature intervals of TMF tests were chosen as either 300-620°C or 500-620°C, resembling so-called warm or hot start conditions of a power plant.
The test results will be presented and discussed with a focus on the impact of hold periods during testing (combined creep/relaxation-fatigue conditions) on mechanical softening, lifetime and formation of cracks. The findings will be complemented by results on the modification of the hierarchical ferritic-martensitic microstructure under different loading scenarios.