Creep behaviour study of virgin and service exposed 5Cr–0.5Mo steel using magnetic Barkhausen emissions technique

Creep damage behaviour of water quenched 5Cr–0.5Mo steel has been studied using magnetic Barkhausen emissions (MBE) technique. The results were compared with the materials having same composition but used in service for 15 years to demonstrate the potentiality of the magnetic technique for in-situ evaluation of extent of creep damage of components. The rms voltage of magnetic Barkhausen signal for the virgin sample decreased at the initial stage of the expended creep life where new carbides are formed. As soon as the growth of the carbides took place at the expense of the smaller ones, MBE voltage started increasing due to the decrease of pinning density. However, in case of 15 years of service exposed sample, growth of carbides already took place and hence MBE voltage increased even during the initial stage of laboratory creep testing. As soon as the void started forming in the samples (both for virgin and service exposed one), the rate of increase of MBE voltage started decreasing. The formations of such cavities were observed through SEM micrograph analysis.     

基于声发射统计信息的2.25Cr-1Mo钢早期损伤判别方法

裂纹开裂是金属材料常见的损伤失效形式之一。而材料失效会经历从早期微小损伤到宏观变形的微观组织动态演化过程,如何在材料发生宏观变形之前,能够及早地发现损伤至关重要。该文基于对材料损伤失效过程不同声源的机理分析,提出了以不同声源信号数的统计占比值κ这一变量来判定表征材料早期损伤阶段的判别指标,制备6个含不同缺陷的不带堆焊层和带堆焊层的2.25Cr-1Mo钢试件,采用声发射技术对试件的弯曲损伤全过程进行在线测试,获得了6个试件早期损伤阶段的声学数据,通过对比分析以幅值和能量为主的单一参量以及基于支持向量机的多元参量κ值的统计结果,证明了利用κ值可以有效地对不带堆焊层和带堆焊层的2.25Cr-1Mo钢试件的早期损伤阶段进行判别,其中不带堆焊层试件的κ值范围为1:3.1～1:3.6之间,带堆焊层试件的κ值范围为1:2.2～1:2.6之间,具有明显的区分度。