Published 1985 | Version v1
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Examination of tubes removed from steam generators

  • 1. Electricite de France, Service de la Production Thermique, 37 - Avoine

Description

Visual and metallographic examinations and radiographic controls carried out at Chinon (France) on the tubes removed from steam generators have allowed: - to complete and improve the results obtained from Eddy current testing, - to show that the crack observed, mainly at the level of expanded zones, corresponds to a corrosion phenomena in primary medium under high tensile stresses resulting from the rolling operation. Except two cases characterized by abnormal expanding operations, the direction of cracks is longitudinal; they are intergranular and concern the tubes made of alloy 600 presenting structures sensitive to this type of corrosion

Abstract (French)

Les examens visuels et metallographiques et les controles radiographiques effectues a Chinon sur les tubes extraits des generateurs de vapeur ont permis: - de completer et de preciser les resultats des controles par courants de Foucault, - de montrer que la fissuration observee, principalement au niveau des zones de transition de dudgeonnage, correspond a un phenomene de corrosion en milieu primaire en presence des contraintes de tension elevees provenant de l'operation de dudgeonnage. A l'exception de deux cas particuliers caracterises par des operations de dudgeonnage anormales, la direction des fissurations est longitudinale; elles sont de parcours intergranulaire et affectent des tubes d'Alliage 600 presentant des structures sensibles a ce type de corrosion
Part of:
Contribution of materials investigation to the resolution of problems encountered in PWR plants

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Examens des tubes en alliages 600 extraits des generateurs de vapeur des centrales EDF

Publishing Information

Publisher
SFEN.
Imprint Place
Paris (France)
Imprint Title
Contribution of materials investigation to the resolution of problems encountered in PWR plants
Imprint Pagination
562 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 240-247.

Conference

Title
International symposium on contribution of materials investigation to the resolution of problems encountered in PWR plants.
Dates
2-6 Sep 1985.
Place
Fontevraud (France).

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Notes
Imprint:Contribution des expertises sur materiaux a la resolution des problemes rencontres dans les REP.;Colloque international.