ナトリウム冷却高速炉に用いる改良9Cr-1Mo鋼製品の製作性と強度特性,2; 長尺薄肉小径伝熱管

Manufacturability and strength assessment of modified 9Cr-1Mo steel products for Japan sodium cooled fast reactor components, 2; Long thin-walled tubes with small diameter

若井 隆純 ; 鬼澤 高志  ; 小原 智史; 中島 崇*; 横山 哲夫*; 伊勢田 敦朗*; 小雲 信哉*; 二神 敏*  

Wakai, Takashi; Onizawa, Takashi; Obara, Satoshi; Nakashima, Takashi*; Yokoyama, Tetsuo*; Iseda, Atsuro*; Ogumo, Shinya*; Futagami, Satoshi*

先進ループ型ナトリウム冷却高速炉(JSFR)の蒸気発生器に適用予定の密着型2重伝熱管の製作性見通しを得ることを目的として、過去に製造実績のない改良9Cr-1Mo鋼製薄肉小径伝熱管の製作性見通しを、国内メーカーの有する既存の工業規模製造設備を用いた試作によって得るとともに、試作管に対する機械的試験や金属組織観察を通じて、所要の性能が具備されていることを確認した。また、試作管を用いて密着2重伝熱管を試作し、長さ15mまでの製作性見通しを得た。さらに、密着2重伝熱管に求められる内外管間の空隙幅,面圧及び等価熱伝導率を測定し、種々の製作パラメータについて検討するとともに、今後の課題を抽出した。

To enhance the economic competitiveness, high-Cr ferritic steels are adopted as the structural materials for JSFR, because the steels have both excellent high temperature strength and thermal properties. Among the high-Cr ferritic steels, modified 9Cr-1Mo steel (compatible to ASTM A213 T91) is a candidate of the structural material for the demonstration facility of JSFR, because the steel has superior microstructure stability at elevated temperature for long time. As for the steam generator tubes, to enhance the safety, straight double-walled tubes will be employed. In this study, the following technical issues were investigated; (1) Industrial manufacturability of thin-walled small bore tubes made of modified 9Cr-1Mo steel, (2) performance demonstration of the thin-walled small bore tubes, (3) industrial manufacturability of double-walled tubes using the thin-walled small bore tubes and (4) extraction of technical problems to manufacture the double-walled tubes for the JSFR steam generator. As a result, thin-walled small bore tubes made of modified 9Cr-1Mo steel were successfully manufactured by using the existing industrial facilities, up to 17m in length. The mechanical properties of the tubes satisfy the requirements from plant designing, as well as those from the material strength standards. Further, double walled tubes were also manufactured, up to 15m in length. The surface conditions of the tubes and the contact pressure between inner and outer tubes should be optimized.