Advanced Materials for Emerging Applications (Innovations, Improvements, Inclusion and Impact)

Author(s): M. Vasudevan*, V. Karthik, A. Nagesha and G. V. Prasad Reddy

DOI: 10.2174/9789815196771124010007

Nitrogen Additions to Type 316L Stainless Steel to Enhance its High Temperature Performance for Structural Applications in Fast Reactors

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

Abstract

The high-temperature performance of the nitrogen added 316L stainless steels including the high-temperature mechanical properties, workability and weldability have been investigated in detail by systematic studies with nitrogen contents in the range of 0.07-0.22wt.%. Strength and creep resistance were found to increase with increasing nitrogen content at room and elevated temperatures. However, resistance to creep-fatigue damage, fracture toughness, resistance to fatigue crack growth, workability, and weldability were found to degrade beyond 0.14wt% of nitrogen content at service temperature. Therefore, the maximum nitrogen content in 316L stainless steel is recommended to be 0.14wt% for better high-temperature performance in structural applications of fast reactors.

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