Influence of Microstructural Changes’ Effects on the Linear and Nonlinear Ultrasonic Parameters of Cast Stainless Steels

Autor: Yu-Ju Lin, Che-Hua Yang, Jiunn-Yuan Huang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 10, p 3476 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app10103476
Popis: In this research, some nondestructive ultrasonic techniques were employed to inquire into the effect of microstructural changes induced by thermal aging and cold work on the ultrasonic response. As thermal embrittlement is a risk to the safety of nuclear power plants, a nondestructive detection method has to be developed for on-site monitoring. The austenitic stainless steel with δ-ferrite specimens were used to study the behavior of microstructural changes caused by age-treating and cold work and then examined by the velocity, attenuation, and nonlinear ultrasonic technique. The variations of the linear and the nonlinear ultrasonic parameters were related to the microstructural changes. Additionally, the experimental results suggest that the ultrasonic nonlinearity parameter of cast stainless steel is determined by the microstructure evolution caused by spinodal decomposition and the phase precipitation process.
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