Creep-fatigue evaluation method for weld joints of Mod.9Cr-1Mo steel, 1; Proposal of the evaluation method based on finite element analysis and uniaxial testing

改良9Cr-1Mo鋼溶接継手のクリープ疲労評価法,1; 有限要素法と単軸試験に基づく評価手法の提案

安藤 勝訓 ; 高屋 茂  

Ando, Masanori; Takaya, Shigeru

本研究では、有限要素法解析に基づいて改良9Cr-1Mo鋼溶接継手のクリープ疲労評価法を提案した。溶接継手における冶金的構造不連続を考慮するために母材、溶金、熱影響部の3要素からなる解析モデルにより有限要素法解析を実施した。既存のクリープ疲労試験の結果と提案した評価手法による予測破損寿命を比較した結果、提案した評価手法は破損繰返し数をファクター3で予測できることが示された。

In the present study, a method for creep-fatigue life evaluation of Mod.9Cr-1Mo steel weld joint was proposed based on finite element analysis (FEA). Since the point of the creep-fatigue life evaluation in the weld joint is a consideration of the metallurgical discontinuities, FEA was performed using a model with three material properties, a base metal (BM), weld metal (WM) and a heat-affected zone (HAZ) formed in the base metal due to the welding heat input, to consider the mutual relationships among them. The material properties of these three materials were collected and utilized in FEA for considering such metallurgical discontinuities. The creep-fatigue life estimated using the proposed evaluation method based on the FEA results were compared with available creep-fatigue test data, and the proposed method was found to predict the number of cycles to failure within a factor of 3.