Cyclic visco-plasticity testing and modelling of a service-aged P91 steel

C. J. Hyde, W. Sun, T. H. Hyde, J. P. Rouse, T. Farragher, Noel P. O'Dowd, S. B. Leen

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Abstract

A service-aged P91 steel was used to perform an experimental programme of cyclic mechanical testing in the temperature range of 400°C to 600°C, under isothermal conditions, using both saw-tooth and dwell (inclusion of a constant strain dwell period at the maximum (tensile) strain within the cycle) waveforms. The results of this testing were used to identify the material constants for a modified Chaboche, unified visco-plasticity model, which can deal with rate-dependant cyclic effects, such as combined isotropic and kinematic hardening, and time-dependent effects, such as creep, associated with visco-plasticity. The model has been modified in order that the two-stage (non-linear primary and linear secondary) softening which occurs within the cyclic response of the service-aged P91 material is accounted for and accurately predicted. The characterisation of the cyclic visco-plasticity behaviour of the service-aged P91 material at 500°C is presented and compared to experimental stress-strain loops, cyclic softening and creep relaxation, obtained from the cyclic isothermal tests.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASME 2012 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP 2012
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages343-348
Number of pages6
EditionPARTS A AND B
ISBN (Print)9780791855058
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
EventASME 2012 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP 2012 - Toronto, ON, Canada
Duration: 15 Jul 201219 Jul 2012

Publication series

NameAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP
NumberPARTS A AND B
Volume6
ISSN (Print)0277-027X

Conference

ConferenceASME 2012 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP 2012
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto, ON
Period15/07/1219/07/12

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