Published October 2014 | Version v1
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An evaluation of depth sizing ability of ultrasonic testing by the large aperture transducer for axial crack in cast stainless steel pipe weld

Creators

  • 1. Inst. of Nuclear Safety System, Inc., Inst. of Nuclear Technology, Mihama, Fukui (Japan)

Description

Ultrasonic testing is difficult for cast stainless steel which is used as the material of main coolant pipes in pressurized water reactors, because of the large attenuation and scattering of ultrasonic waves caused by its macro structure. Ultrasonic testing for the axial fatigue crack on welding area in the test piece of the cast stainless pipe was performed, using the double large aperture ultrasonic probes. In this study, depth sizing of defects was performed under the positive result of the detection of defects in former study. As a result, sizing of defects with over 20mm target depth for the specimen thickness 69mm is highly possible. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
INSS Journal
Journal Volume
21
Journal Page Range
p. 163-169
ISSN
1340-4482

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
47011526
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
APERTURES; CASTING; CRACKS; DEPTH; FATIGUE; PIPES; PRIMARY COOLANT CIRCUITS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; SIZE; STAINLESS STEELS; ULTRASONIC TESTING; WELDED JOINTS
Descriptors DEC
ACOUSTIC TESTING; ALLOYS; CARBON ADDITIONS; COOLING SYSTEMS; DIMENSIONS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FABRICATION; HIGH ALLOY STEELS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; JOINTS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; OPENINGS; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS; REACTORS; STEELS; TESTING; THERMAL REACTORS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS; TUBES; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

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Notes
5 refs., 10 figs., 2 tabs.