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Acta Metall Sin  2022, Vol. 58 Issue (7): 956-964    DOI: 10.11900/0412.1961.2021.00253
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Fracture Behavior of DMWJ Under Different Constraints Considering Residual Stress
WU Jin1, YANG Jie1(), CHEN Haofeng2
1.School of Energy and Power Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
2.Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XJ, UK
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WU Jin, YANG Jie, CHEN Haofeng. Fracture Behavior of DMWJ Under Different Constraints Considering Residual Stress. Acta Metall Sin, 2022, 58(7): 956-964.

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Abstract  

In nuclear power pressure vessels, dissimilar metal welded joints (DMWJs) are the weak link owing to their highly heterogeneous microstructure, mechanical, thermal, and fracture properties; and some defects that occur at different positions within the DMWJs. To ensure the safety of nuclear power pressure vessels, it is important to examine the fracture behavior of DMWJ in detail. In addition to residual stress, constraint is an important factor affecting the fracture behavior of DMWJ. To understand this behavior, both constraint and residual stress must be considered. In this work, taking nuclear safety and DMWJ as the research objects, three-point bending (SENB) specimens with a central crack were selected. Different loads were applied to different sides of the specimen to produce different stresses at the crack tip, such as left and right, up and down, front and back, and both six sides, and the stresses were introduced into the SENB specimen as the residual stress by restart method. The fracture behavior of DMWJ was then systematically studied under various constraints considering residual stresses and the interaction between residual stress and constraint. The results showed that the change in residual stress significantly influenced the fracture behavior of DMWJ under different constraints. In contrast to the DMWJ with low constraint, the J-R curve of the DMWJ with high constraint was more sensitive to the change in residual stress. The main cause was the Mises stress at the crack tip and the triaxial stress. The direction of residual stress also influenced the J-R curve.

Key words:  residual stress      constraint effect      dissimilar metal welded joint      fracture behavior      anti-fracture design     
Received:  18 June 2021     
ZTFLH:  TH114  
Fund: National Natural Science Foundation of China(51975378)
About author:  YANG Jie, associate professor, Tel: (021)55272320, E-mail: yangjie@usst.edu.cn

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https://www.ams.org.cn/EN/10.11900/0412.1961.2021.00253     OR     https://www.ams.org.cn/EN/Y2022/V58/I7/956

Fig.1  Dissimilar metal welded joint (DMWJ) of the nickel base alloy 52M (52Mb—buttering material manufactured by 52M/ERNiCrFe-7A, 52Mw—weld material manufactured by 52M/ERNiCrFe-7A)
Fig.2  Schematic of different subareas near the A508/52Mb interface (HAZ—heat affected zone, FZ—fusion zone, NIZ—near interface zone; unit: mm)
Fig.3  Schematics of sampling (a) and geometry (b) of the single edge-notched bend (SENB) specimen (a—crack depth, B—specimen thickness, W—specimen width, L—distance between the two support points, F—load)
Fig.4  Two steps of finite element numerical calculation (RP—reference point)
(a) crack tip stress fields are obtained by preloading
(b) fracture behavior is obtained by pressing down the loading roller
Fig.5  J-integral resistance (J-R)curves of the SENB specimens with loading on the left and right sides under different constraints
(a) a / W = 0.2 (b) a / W = 0.3 (c) a / W = 0.5 (d) a / W = 0.6 (e) a / W = 0.7
Fig.6  Crack tip Mises stress of specimens under different constraints caused by different loads
Loading directiona / W = 0.2a / W = 0.7
S11S22S33S11S22S33
Left and right sides-250.336-101.749-139.374-648.487-413.334-415.037
Up and down sides51.29422.198-16.06574.55832.180-20.025
Front and back sides14.327-43.5098.3066.344-46.6793.897
Six sides-297.622-170.190-212.761-715.665-365.400-481.419
Table 1  Triaxial stresses (S11, S22, S33) at crack tip under loading 50 MPa on different sides
Fig.7  Crack tip stress fields of specimens with different constraints under 1 MPa (S, Mises—Von Mises stress)
(a) a / W = 0.2 (b) a / W = 0.3 (c) a / W = 0.5 (d) a / W = 0.6 (e) a / W = 0.7
Fig.8  J-R curves of the SENB specimens with loading on the up and down sides under constraints of a / W = 0.2 (a) and 0.7 (b)
Fig.9  Crack tip Mises stress of specimens under different constraints caused by different loads
Fig.10  J-R curves of the SENB specimens with loading on the front and back sides under constraints of a / W = 0.2 (a) and 0.7 (b)
Fig.11  J-R curves of the SENB specimens with loading on the six sides under constraints of a / W = 0.2 (a) and 0.7 (b)
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