Aspects of Bending High-Borated Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheets for Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. FEM Simulation and 3PB Experimental Results
3.2. 3PB Test Variations
3.3. Fractography
4. Discussion
4.1. Delta Ferrite and Sigma Phase Embrittlement
4.2. Grain Size Effect
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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C | Mn | Si | Cr | Ni | B |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.009 | 1.05 | 0.25 | 19.50 | 12.30 | 1.62 |
ɛ | Rp0.2 | Rm | Ag | A | Z |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
s−1 | MPa | MPa | % | % | % |
10 | 393 | 649 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 14 |
0.1 | 364 | 603 | 12.2 | 15.3 | 14 |
Thickness | Fracture Initiation D.O.B. (R10) | D.O.B. Springback (R10) | Fracture Initiation D.O.B. (R15) | D.O.B. Springback (R15) | Fracture Initiation D.O.B. (R20) | D.O.B. Springback (R20) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mm | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | |
5.0 | 58 | N.A. | 60 | 54 | >135 | N.A. |
4.5 | 62 | 54 | 80 | 75 | >135 | N.A. |
4.0 | 72 | 62 | >90 | N.A. | >135 | N.A. |
Thickness | D.O.B. without Fracture Initiation (R10) | Max. Value of Effective Strain (R10) | D.O.B. without Fracture Initiation (R15) | Max. Value of Effective Strain (R15) | D.O.B. without Fracture Initiation (R20) | Max. Value of Effective Strain (R20) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mm | ° | mm/mm | ° | mm/mm | ° | mm/mm |
5.0 | 57 | 0.186 | 59 | 0.164 | >130 | 0.177 |
4.5 | 65 | 0.164 | 76 | 0.174 | >130 | 0.157 |
4.0 | 69 | 0.170 | 93 | 0.175 | >130 | 0.136 |
State | Rp0.2 | Rm | Ag | A | Z |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MPa | MPa | % | % | % | |
As-rolled | 335 | 605 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 14 |
Solution-treated | 388 | 658 | 14.2 | 16.3 | 14 |
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Odehnal, J.; Studecký, T.; Čejková, P.; Poláková, I.; Rund, M.; Brunát, V.; Martínek, P.; Francisko, P.; Donik, Č. Aspects of Bending High-Borated Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheets for Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel. Metals 2023, 13, 348. https://doi.org/10.3390/met13020348
Odehnal J, Studecký T, Čejková P, Poláková I, Rund M, Brunát V, Martínek P, Francisko P, Donik Č. Aspects of Bending High-Borated Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheets for Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel. Metals. 2023; 13(2):348. https://doi.org/10.3390/met13020348
Chicago/Turabian StyleOdehnal, Josef, Tomáš Studecký, Petra Čejková, Ivana Poláková, Martin Rund, Václav Brunát, Petr Martínek, Pavel Francisko, and Črtomir Donik. 2023. "Aspects of Bending High-Borated Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheets for Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel" Metals 13, no. 2: 348. https://doi.org/10.3390/met13020348