Crack Growth Assessment Investigation of Seamless Stainless Steel Tube
Publication: Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
Volume 14, Issue 1
Abstract
In this paper, a crack propagation assessment on a seamless stainless steel tube was carried out by comparing the crack growth driving force and the resistance. Crack growth driving force was given by finite-element analysis (FEA), the stress–strain relationship was given by digital image correlation (DIC) tensile testing, and the crack growth resistance was given by single-edge notched tensile (SENT) testing with the single-specimen flexibility method. Then, the proposed approach was compared with the failure assessment curve and validated by the full-size hydrotest of tube with an inner wall notch. The result of full-size test showed the assessment method of FEA was more accurate and the result of failure assessment curve was more conservative.
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Some or all data, models, or code generated or used during the study are available from the corresponding author by request.
Acknowledgments
This work is supported by the Program of National Key Research and Development Plan of China (Program No. 2018YFC0310300) and the Innovation Capability Support Program of Shaanxi (Program No. 2021KJXX-067).
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Volume 14 • Issue 1 • February 2023
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Received: Nov 15, 2021
Accepted: Jul 11, 2022
Published online: Sep 19, 2022
Published in print: Feb 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Feb 19, 2023
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