Failure Mechanism of Environmental Corrosion and Fracture of Flange Connection Bolts of Low-temperature Pipelines in Coastal Launch Site
Received:May 03, 2021  Revised:June 03, 2021
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DOI:10.7643/issn.1672-9242.2021.09.013
KeyWord:low temperature pipeline  salt spray corrosion  connecting bolt  stress corrosion
                 
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YANG Bo China Wenchang Space Launch Site, Wenchang , China;Key Laboratory of Reliability Technology for Space Launch Site, Haikou , China
YU Shao-xing China Wenchang Space Launch Site, Wenchang , China;Key Laboratory of Reliability Technology for Space Launch Site, Haikou , China
JING Jian-xin China Wenchang Space Launch Site, Wenchang , China
ZHANG Zai-jing China Wenchang Space Launch Site, Wenchang , China
ZHANG Sheng-jin China Wenchang Space Launch Site, Wenchang , China
CHEN Ji-wei China Wenchang Space Launch Site, Wenchang , China
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      This paper analyzes the failure mechanism of the environmental corrosion and fracture problem of the high- strength bolts used for the flange connection of the low-temperature pipeline at the coastal launch site, and discusses the influence factors of salt spray corrosion, stress effect, microscopic morphology, chemical composition and hardness combining the “high temperature, high humidity, high salt spray” environment and the low temperature and high pressure working conditions of the bolt. The results of the study found that:the average value of bolt microhardness (108HRB) exceeded the standard; the content of C, S, and Cr in the material was abnormal; the actual force of the bolt reached more than 60% of the allowable stress; the microstructure cracks were all typical stress corrosion cracks. The failure mechanism of bolts was:under the influence of Hainan’s “three highs” marine corrosion environment, the bolts with poor corrosion resistance initiated cracks under the action of thermal stress, resulting in stress corrosion, and expanded under the action of thermal and tensile stress, invalid due to stress corrosion cracking and bolts delay brittle fracture. Finally, corresponding improvement measures are proposed for the bolt stress corrosion mechanism.
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