Optimisation of heat treatment for improvement of IGSCC properties of an X-750 alloy
The present paper describes the study performed on an X-750 alloy structural component in order to reduce the susceptibility that this material has shown in... Read More
Structural integrity of an X-750 jet pump beam of a BWR by means of FITNET FFS procedure
In this paper, the J–R curves of the X-750 alloy, previously obtained in the rising load test environment, have been implemented in the structural integrity... Read More
Obtaining the J–Da curves of an X-750 alloy from rising load test results and iso-a curves obtained by means of finite elements model
The rising load test (RLT) allows the susceptibility of the X-750 alloy to intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) to be assessed. It consists of a... Read More
Study of the fatigue failure of an anti-return valve of a high pressure machine
This paper presents a study of the fatigue failure of an anti-return valve, designed to work in the high pressure system (500 MPa) of a... Read More
Structural integrity assessment of a nuclear vessel with FITNET FFS and Master Curve approach
The structural integrity of a Spanish nuclear vessel was assessed by obtaining the operation pressure–temperature (P–T) limit curves relevant to the beltline region according to... Read More
Analysis of dynamic conditions during thermal transient events for the structural assessment of a nuclear vessel
The possibility of dynamic loading conditions in a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) has been investigated in this paper. For this purpose, finite element (FE) numerical... Read More
Fracture characterisation of a nuclear vessel steel under dynamic conditions in the transition region
The Master Curve (MC) methodology, originally proposed by Kim Wallin, is a standardized engineering tool for analysing the fracture toughness of ferritic steels in the... Read More
Failure analysis of a Pelton turbine manufactured in soft martensitic stainless steel casting
In this paper, the failure of a large Pelton turbine, arising immediately after receiving a quenching and tempering heat treatment, is analysed. The turbine was... Read More
Orientation of whole bone samples of small rodents matters during bending tests
The influence of the orientation of rat bones on their mechanical response is analyzed in this research. 28 femora obtained from 14 Sprague-Dawley rats were... Read More
Experimental validation of fiber Bragg grating sensors for steel girder strain characterization
Although several Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) based transducers have been successfully applied to the measurement of strain and temperature on civil engineering applications, important research... Read More