Effect of Zinc Injection on Stress Corrosion Cracking Behavior of 316L Stainless Steel Welded Joint
Received:October 24, 2024  Revised:December 11, 2024
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DOI:10.7643/issn.1672-9242.2025.03.015
KeyWord:stress corrosion cracking  crack initiation  crack propagation  welded joint  zinc injection  high temperature high pressure water  nuclear power plant
                             
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HE Shao China Nuclear Power Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Guangdong Shenzhen , China
HAN Yaolei Suzhou Nuclear Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Suzhou , China
LI Yulong China Nuclear Power Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Guangdong Shenzhen , China
MING Tingyun Suzhou Nuclear Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Suzhou , China
SHANG Jianlu Suzhou Nuclear Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Suzhou , China
WANG Jiamei School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai , China
MEI Jinna Suzhou Nuclear Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Suzhou , China
ZHU ping Suzhou Nuclear Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Suzhou , China
ZHANG Lefu School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai , China
PENG Qunjia Suzhou Nuclear Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Suzhou , China
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Abstract:
      The work aims to study the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behavior of 316L stainless steel welded joints in high temperature and high pressure water with different Zn injection concentrations, to provide a technical support for Zn injection technology of nuclear power plants. The SCC initiation behavior of a stainless steel welded joint was studied by slow strain rate tensile tests. The SCC propagation behavior in the zinc injection water was compared according to the direct current potential drop (DCPD). Microstructure characteristics of SCC crack initiation locations and propagation paths of welded joints were observed and analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, energy spectrum analysis and electron backscatter diffraction. The SCC crack initiation test results showed that under all zinc injection concentrations in high temperature and high pressure water environments, the cladding metal zone had the most cracks, followed by the heat affected zone, and the fusion line was not cracked. The crack propagation test results showed that the effect of zinc injection on the SCC initiation behavior and propagation behavior of the stainless steel welded joint is insignificant. The crack propagation rate was lower than 8.0×10–8 mm/s (1.6 mm/a). In conclusion, 316L stainless steel welded joints have low stress corrosion cracking sensitivity in different zinc injection concentrations.
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