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Materials, Fabrication, and Repair Considerations for Hydrogen Reformer Furnace Outlet Pigtails and Manifolds
API1ECHNICAL REPORT 942-A FIRST EDITION , JUNE 2014
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Materials, Fabrication, and Repair Considerations for Hydrogen Reformer Furnace Outlet Pi~ils and Manifolds 1 Scope The AmeOean P1>troieum ""tiMe (API) Committee 00 Rell>er)o Equipmenl, SutH:ommittee on COIT_ a nd Mal_Is urwlen_ • proiecl 10 develop _ ledloi . Hq, reIOabdir; 01 outlet pigtails and manlokl e~"""to , ..,ch he ader> , tee., and fmi'l ll', is important 10 the .""u..IuI~ _ lem1 <>peralion 01 hydrogen and .y~ • • reIormer /u",. eeo. The..., compooento 1ypitiolly oubjeot
a.
In recent ye~ a number 01 relolm.,.. """"ce operalOB ha"" en\i _ clle e ..... 01 pig"" and manilold e ra a in<) problem. and i'>d ~e <1 e,peOence g.ained from ~ """"It)' _ regO
out"',
1iII,.,
The objeetive 01 the proieet was to develop a n oode<>tan h . "" not had ..,ch problem.
2 Teoc hn ica l Appro.1ch The proiect object"'" '01" a cfliell1>d by reviewing _""'" II"l>Iohed literal"", and indY.tr)' expe_u and the<> do<<>mentin\l tI1e "'""~ 0 1 th. t review in "". """" The II"bIioI1ed ledloig IotK d.tab8seo
were . ""lIabie throg Inoltufoe (TW I), while the IoOOh ooe ..... o v _ 1hr~ NACE in_ . Iio.,..1. The S~ " .., ... e re alOmber of relev_ foechni<:aI papeB . The.., oympooj. proceedinQ> are II"bbhed searellable CD., whi:l'
...,,,,,,1Ied
a.
IndOJ.tr)' ........... <"/ed by ooeodin<j • QUestionnaire ., key P<. 5oeond , ~ ...as "",t to individYai. in eompMie. !hat <>perale relolmer tuma ce. in oIher indY"""". or in infoemotional refnin<) «>rrpanie. no! . 1IJi,ated wth API. 5 0 ' - 6 of this repobIished Iitera""e th. t is c;ted herein The """"es of indYouy eommemo ha"" been kepi anonymou.; eoeh re.pondont is _ ply identifted by a e _ . The inkllmatioo . nd
, d ... ", . t . ,,,. obtained from the _ow", ond irMIYOIry ..... eys ore """ma
" pre"""",","
1'Indngo
,.porI: (1) materiolo ..,lection, <00....., _ _ lion, (3 1...eld~ 000 "par lIfo etiees, (4 ) me cl\arjeal des9>, and (51 eo ... studies. 000'\' equipment"'' ' i.
3 Results 01 LiterOllure Survey 3.1 Geoerol Thio _lion o! Ihe re""" """""'" !he res"" of !he loeralUre ........ ...,. The IoIIowing subsection. eorreopond '" !he trle major t.
3.2 3.2 .1
Ma! .... ials Selection Gene .. t
._.Iion,
Qualitieo rOQ
al I.tigue s,,""')Ih, and = e p-rupt e"'4H'f8ture equipmem o re thelma! de~ad . t ioo , ""
stress
3.2.2
relax._
er.Wr>g_
T.... rm.1 [)egra d.bOfl
Thermal de9r. d~ . moot "",.bIy creep. io the prim ..... damage me cho .. "", lor hqI~empe<""'" """';ee TIler< are hiotoricol e -temperoture . .. e•• _ru!'""" 1.iIOre. in Type 304 .teel piping. _<1>.00""", . _ <_empMe<1 wiII1 one m_ 01 the HU olio)' be""u •• of the impro.ed _,.,/ of ~ 600. wtoieh in IUm wn . ttrib<Jted to ito lowe< roV1>d dug <entrillgaly ent pipe m_ 1rom HT modi1led...,.,. (2OCr_35Ni) material be""u.., 01 ito h9t _able ove the rupture or ereep .tren<)th 01 Type 310 ",rough, .. _ . . .teet . BI>ckbdord ..... ,....... '""' olio)'
..,_01
pile"""'''''''.
._so
m"'_
_ .tureo.
-.
"'<0
_
The . . aIoyo. ineludi'>g ~ 600 •• f io <....-en1I\' s:>eei1led • ...., mentioned here 001)' from the hiotoricol . iupoir" aod "'" 00 Iooger uoed in OOIIe, mandold ..,. .. .".,. . POOr 10 the introdu<_ 01 ~ 600H in 1973 and ~ 800KT in 1989. the ~ 800 material often .. tide"; 600H • •• ~ io <..-ren1iy oper>
.-
rtie.
CUrfffilly, AIIo~ &OOHlHT and its delivat""'s, ""'~ eost 2OC , -32Ni-l'lb , "'" ... ed e ,"nsivel\' in h9htemper.Me ..,rvice, and _ _ and perIorm"""e are of coo.idenoble inte,e." The Special ~. Corpora_ "" .,.teo !hat AIIo~ 6001 .nd AI< rel="nofollow">'; 600HT .on""," !>ave highef creep and rupture .trength than AI<>'; 600 . A. summarized in T _ I, AI<>'; Il00, 6OOH , and 600HT 'Of)' only wit> respect to earoon, . Uminum, and titani<>m cooten" and minimum gorain oi.ze . The , ~01 _ _ carbon '; BOO 1<> AI<>'; &OOH '" AJm <J the cherniUy requirements o f AJ'; 600H , and ""Y 101 o f m."'rial . ati.1yinanieal than the ~ at room ",""-.IUre, _ AI<>'; 800H and fd10y 8()(ltjT h o ve """""'" and flJ!I!"'" ' "-''' ...men opero~ ot hiIIh temperature kif e,tended period. of time
alum......,
<1'_ _rtie.
Table I _ Chemica l Compo.rtion a nd Gra in Size Re quiremen ts for the Va ,ia nts o f Allo ~ 100
0001 1 ..... Aloy I)ODt ' T, The •• "'" .... ""d "" a n ...... '" ."" • ...."...'" d a t ........ the l ....,.,. ~ p.,.am"'e<"~, The do .. and procedure. used to
= "', An"",
. ... ~ and minim"", tensile yield nCfl\lth lor Alloy 600 and both AI<>'; &OOH ""d Alloy 600HT • • 0 ","c_ o f t. q>eflIture . ~ . too h ... equation. kif the hiIIl>-tempero"". fa t""" nCfl\lth 01 AJ'; BOOH and Aloy 800 HT !>ave _ , beho vior, wtlich .. ",pre_ted by """ .... 01 cu"",. in b,II', API S30 " " and "'" S1!1- IJASM E FF S_l I,,",
.,,,,os.-rupt,,,,,
"""o--rupIUre
Exampies 01 n streos-ruplure pe'; 600HT are used kif their 0 ", reported to ho ve \IOOd o xidation and o:ort>OOzation resi"",nee ,,~
3.4 Welding and Repair Pract ices ThrOlJ9' rel="nofollow">oe<e ...",,,, • • _Iion and INure 01 an AlIo~ 600 luma<e lUbe ",,<,,Ved dur'\I !he fnI moo!I1 of operation. GriMing and abram. b!aotiog '01'" . void l<J
_.ted '"
_ .>ed
Ah/ubeh ... repoIled m _~ .uItra ooni< to .nsure qu. 1ity "'pan. AnoIh ... ..... ceoolu! "' pot method, as dls.ussed by Thielseh . nd Cooe OQ, involY .. \IA'> _ . 0 0 _ to mnimiz. oIIOOI<.aQe . utilzinQ lneone! 162 Mer ..... tal lhat 01 ""'~ due!ili"', ovoid . ... e 01 weld gmdin<J , minimizin<J .. orto ood "<>pO, using needle gun. ood ..... bNshe. !of slag "' '''''val, UMlg _ stOOge< bead ieellnique, ood ....ilOlmly preh.atng ro in the ran<J. of 212 ' C to :loI3 "C (.5O "F to 650 " F). The oIlOOeomin<) of_,.pair me1hod Is Ih.t Ineone! 18 2 w eld> have ~ high_ t ~ t ure
.
_ , rel="nofollow">ed"""ide, _ "'''"4><''''''''''
Kiser O ~ . . . . ..... the m portance 01 sOOoce are. eleaning u ling ~ , maohin~ , .....,. ~a.ling , Of pickling priOf 10 fepajr weld~ . Wife _~ wos eomig . A eoo..--d_opeeg to spall ood 111 • • leetrod. to \10 out 01 eontroi. H. _100 ..... oed !hat weill sIa<j mu", be eomplete!y re"",ved from the finished joi'It b.
ood LippoId ~" pe the _ m ductMl' , er. Uing oce!.Q. The fOSIJ h 01 the Gleeble _cated Ihat liqu.otioo erack.ing , ood 001 duetJil)' dip er. Uing, is _ . _ ! o r era Uing that oec
>IUdy
siroo.".....
Kiso .t 01. "" . •• in"".ligated the . . ....., of ."" k ~ in Ihe weld> 01 _ vy_n<1ion AIoy IKlOt H pipi'lg dur'ong I. lineation . AIoy 617 filer metal _ nd AIoy 117 electrodes w ,"", used 10 faOOe. te the _ . The
Ie.,
input, interp .... temper. ture. " u 1hon 135"C (275 " F). ood liquid pe""""nt n . pe<1ion before and .fter PW KT W eft rel="nofollow"> uoed 10 . void lu rthe<
1o<m._
indu<""
Ky11.., metal. The 00. "~ .,voIYeo i'I9'>-I
_ot""
lobley el • . ' " _ that rt W 8S r>e<e""""l to bo<e m o_ ond ~ioo . ...... . 2OCr-32Ni-Nb Ulot he ader prior to repair wel!Ixn dill not report !he mechaniom 01 embo it""men!. The oolJtioo ooneaIiI>g was ""lund '" ..,cond.,.,. ... _ predpi!oteo
britt"
dis..,..,..,
_ ood IIrw>o '"" reviewed w~ tooue. 1II. t -.-e encoun_ g !he ~ 01 • new eooe piece '" an exiolin<) tee (0<Jed mote depooiled revea led bo1h KAZ Iquolion erackin<) . nd r_at \I poirO: -...e pre4IiIate. tIIot had Iormed \I where . . "", reheat eroUin<) ..... '" hove beef> .... oed I»' • _ _ 0Ii0n 01 mism. tched mechonieal prop<"'" . nd i'I9'> n w oion eonIent. They b.
..,rvi<e.
beIiev""
Pens<> ood Meo d " " re_ ero el.ing 1II . t W 8S _ on e xiOlin\l 2OC r-32Ni-l'lb OIotjeally east "'" ,"",ce • ..men new eerllJi!u<}olly cast 2OC r-32Ni-l'lb reducer <00< . .... ere welded 10 1hem . The Iocalioo o! 1IIis er o ~ .. .. .... " , . ~ .... . , . tt .. n ..... '" ., '"' ~ _ _ "'" ... to • •"""., ...... ...... t • ............ "'" • • " '" .""'''' (0<Jed ) m. te!tefir.g layer 10'0' lin! . ppIied usin<) low omper_. Dye penetrOnl (P T ) inopeg ogo" wi1ll o tower he . t inpY!. The joints were lin! ta< ~ _ • .00 then • root po .. ..... applied OP inspeclion was per10rmed 1oIowin<j e""f)''''eond fill po .. and . !ler blend grinding the cap pus
J.eI.'" reported cra
0
2 1133 weld between • tee .00 • • u _ _ ., • "",t 2OCr_ 32N~Nb outlet
moni1oId .Iter 1. years of '<Mee at oppro
oIee"".
designed . nd welded over !he erael."" weld . nd _
3.5
Moch~ni C81
Ior"'- in !he outlet m. nilold.
Design
10<._
The details of me chanical desiQn depend on operatRj preo""", and 1e cs: (1) om~ (NH,). (2 ) hydr"""", (H, ). and (3) methoool (CH,oH). The range 01 operating press"'" decreueo and the '""I/< o! operating lempera...., increa ..,. a . !he re10rmer type chanll".1rom ammooio to ~ydro<,j
. Table 2_ Speeificationo ofTYI>",o l Weld ing Con ...m.blu l or Hydroll""
Relon..." Outler M... ~okls .... d P;g,.il.
,0,5.1 1, EOCrf'1>.3 · '
h
AS. l 1, EliCIM>-3 '"
(W Xl "F) when tigler ~.~ .. .-led. S/"'*l "'" be LlSed lor
b o _ , . , -C and . . , ' C (I 100 . , .... '""" 'F ) (.I .. .. _ ""' Co .. . .O " .0 (d ) N ; on~
(· I Nb ......
Figu re 1_ E.""",1e ol llAZ liqu.abon Cfl ck" g .. AlI"d 2OC. -32N;_Nb Cn b ng. lTom AndeB "" and Bruno ...
"
.' •
-250 ~m
-,
•
•
\
F;gure 2--Ex"",p.Ie or Rehe.t Crackiflg in Aged 20Cr-31Ni-ll b C•• ling. from An
Figure 3-locabon 0' ('&eking in Ag o
f igure 4---Example 01 Cracko.g "' S u bl>e_r 10 T"" Weld: 0 "'" A,. 2OCr_J2N i~lb C. .li
•
,•
I !
, , H, CH30 H
"'" T"""'.....,'C f i_e !i- Typical Pruou re and Temperatllfe R... ge . 10< Steom Metl>aoe Relorming. lTom K _ .. enl . ...
. A. rel'iewed I»' Kawai '" 81 .. and "." aled in f ig"'" 6 , . ...... rebmle, fI.
three types 01 outlet heOe<e the ottacl>ed dife<",. to the marlilokl by me ..... of MfinQ> and the 001 Ija"'" exil !rom the m . .. bld "" riser tubeo, (2), ",/ro"""Y-«>ed f _ . the cata lyst tuI>eo ore direclly .... ched '" the outlet he adef . . .d (3), hoI.<>bheadef 1II'it> . e<>ta of Type 3 maoiIoIdo we<e •• eluded . K.... ai '" aI_ '" also ",viewed typeal oo&e1 piQloi design., • • AI . ... ted in f iQ
<.,.....'
... , ~ , ..... " •• • ''' L ....... ~L ~1 " PI and 10 indi-.... in ~ a '- th., 0pe<81. feIorJfe B """"'" of the relinin<) induoI", . '" """' of 2. reopomeo '" the ...-vey we<e re<eM>d. Moot of the re. """..,. related '" e.per.enee with • ope
""",be< 01 feIormeB
loIIo~
Fifteen ( 15) "",,_"'PI membe< eomponie. appro_ely 15 r.lomlero. Two (2) rellnin<) indYotJy. Ten (1 0 1 """"""'. indYotry. Three (3 1_ " and methanol industry
Inspection program. Re",," , modilieatioM , or _ _ •. Stre .... ruplure behavior of a lloyo and _ The .. " !<>pi< . .. re .._ruplUre _ _ of . 1Ioyo and _ . .......... e.pIi<:iIf\' requested on "'e . wvey dowment. H""",,,,,,, • • pM 01 the ourvey, d ato.""" .. _ e obtained on _ .... rup...." 0Iren<j1h of ~ . nd ... eld> from voriouo ""p~ . Oato Irom 1hose ..,.... . re reviewed . nd «>n"4Ia<ed _ oro ", . t may . ~ e<1 neuruplure neogth ore . Iso reviewed.
_.1In>
4.2 Designers of Reformers The ....... ey response. ioeluded do .. on 22 re - . from 12 "'1Iefent
!
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I
0
, , ,
,
0
_
,
•
'" ReIormeB
f ",y", S-Di.tributioo of Re ~rmer
De."'......
•
in Sy"",y
4.3 location of Outlet Manifold a nd Pigtails Relative to Firebox
..
Th<ee
....
p~ to ilo ( ~ pre .. nt)
_ e '" the _
. were identi1led
The ""'"" m. ndold w... inside and ., the bottom of the fireb", in 3 ",Iormen; these "'fDmle<> OO!Iet 1Ii
"'~
h ad ooU., manifold and
~ ad
00
IIi
4.4 Age Distribution 01 Rel~5 The _ distriOOtion of the , .fDmleniform . . . is _ They ""I/< from rno<e than year. 0lil to " .. than ye. rs 0lil
.0
,
'0
in f iQure 9
I, I
Figu ", !\-Age Di.tr iOOtion 0 1 Re lonnero in Su,"",y
4.5 Opero! ing Condi!ions: Tempe....!...-e. Pressure. and Cyclic Operalion
,empe,.,....
Figur. 10 and f igure 11 show the ""'geo 0 1 opeee
' """'y.
_to
R.ported .totI ... p/"""'down oycle rel="nofollow"> lor the , .Iorme<Jmber of <"Ide. per ye' f . The median ......... ber o! 0Iar1_ "","""'down <"101<0 is only 1 per year. How ...... the nLlmbe< of operoling ups." ...... oI;~ n the opposile difec_. and the median number of operating upseto 2.7S pe< ye ..
OperMing TeOlj>
4.6 Monffold System Alloys F.,... ddle<efl1 alloys WOfe reponed to be ",ed in the 00j outlel manifold . ystems . . follow • .
C a" 2DCr_32Ni--Nb oQoy: 13 "'fDmle<>
Wn>UQII1 Type 316
_os
steet 1 re10mler
Thus, !he maj<>rily 01 the relomle<s 1>a"" eosT 2OCr_32Ni--Nb *'I OO! outle, manifold . yste .... , but ma ny employ "' r<).~ht AkY/8ooH or AkY/800HT. The Type 316 stainless . ystem io in an old _ and io "'" ",presen""'e oj mate!\al used in <....."" . ystem desig ..
.le"
= . p · ooo
~·P · ~50
~50·p ' 500
!
I; I
_.P . ~5O
",,, < ~ • """
:lOO. p . 350
250'P ' 300
2OO'P ' 250
0
,
•
• """""• _oIR
"
f igure " _ !lang ... 01 Ope,,' ing Pr••• ure 10< R.lorm.,. in S""'.Y
4.1
Pigtail Alloys and Problems
T .... nty....... (21 ) 01 the twenty.Jour (2 ~ ) reformers in the ........ ..,. hO"; 6OOHT . Thirteen (' J) 01 the . . twenty ....... (2' ) r.formers ""re repo
"""lily
None: 8 relormen
M ajor: 2 reformers.
out'"
A. indieate
Creep damOQ
ref""""".
_.red
Thus, moot of !he reported pigtaif proble .... in. _ 10 hov< been "",u.ed by creep Of by them\of . ssoc:ia1ed wilh welded joints. Some 01 !he < r .c~ ~ lot .. "", buI deta iled hMkIr< anofyoeo were "'" reponed In one <. . e , . .. <.. relu .tion <Ja ckin<) was identified • • Ihe domoQe me chanism
4.8
Inspection Programs
The andIOf oo!let pigtails. The", we« _ _ (19) r e s _ '" Ihis Q....tion. E 9ht (5) eomp.anie. indi
deIoon._,
_am
The ~ ......,eyed we« 001;«1 l!hey 1 rel="nofollow">0"" • ~ in ~ lor ou1Ie1 he"""'" and pi9toilo. TWffi'Y_1WO (22) eomponie. indi0"" "'9_ proQramo, _ three (3) ~ indued !hot .....,.,. do "'" 1>0"" ~ . I"OQramo. The .de'" of .otieo inn"4'"1lY "'por1ed inOldrloJ on ~ IIOOt1 ou&e1 m _ , r_ l h . . , • 2OC,_32Ni-Nb ~ mor.-, I m . _
"-
beie_
4.9
Repai, s , Modfficalions, or UpgoOOes
Fourteen (1 . ) re. poodemo indiea1ed th. t the0 • • made major repaO, modiIit (6 ) reoporwlerns .Il>1ed !hal lhey hove done 00 ouch """'" Moo' of !he ",poned repon h • • e been oodeftlo ~ en ...,'" 1990. AI but one of Ihe reoponden1s _eoted Ih. t 1hey Iftre pleased wtf> !he re ... ~ . 01 !he r.p.airs. The respondent th. t ..... "'" oa1isfied with Ihe ",.ub of 1heif "'P"n • ..,ed, "The re is an o~ pr.-rn a nd oi9ni1Ieont " a a in<) can be •• pe<1ed . boot e v"'Y lhfee yearo ."
Pubbhed -Nb -.,. l arson_Mile< pOOl. andIOf . ..... V.B LlO lime to rup1Ufe plots (.."hoot ""'t d . t. points ) ""re _ in technil:a l IilefOtur. from fot Ioondr'oeo . T. bIe . 1isI. 1he chemiol re' '''''' , !he sour",. "", identikd .. FOI.fO"idoed .pe< i ~ eotion IOn.., _ .... FoondOe. C and o only 9OV. """, ...1 eompositioo •. The me.....-.,d
00'
00 _ .
The l. ~-M_ po.-ometef (U~P ) "~ " _ '" p'eoent 1he . ... u.--rup1"'" data io defioed as _ . : LMp · (T . 273) (C . log ',)
'"
Where T io 'em"",a ture In "C , C is Ihe l""",,-Mllet -fIJpWre Ii!e in ho<.n 0 .... we«> "".n 1rom!he plots in 1he foundry 1iI..-o""" 000 used to <0001"," neu • time 10 ruplUfe eur.<e • • t 616 "C, 671 "C, and 927"C (1500 "F, 1600 "F, and 1700 "F ), as >hown In F9ufe 12 . The l ..-.on-Miller parame1..- • ..-suo . treu plots eould nol be n. tont we« repol1ed in some eo.eo . There is . ... - . - in Ihe a""fO~ elK'leo Ifom Ihe _ , but Ihe trend. wtt. tem"",. w", 000 _ time '0 rup<"'" are simiIa, !Of ... fo
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Table 4-- TWic. ' Chemic. 1 Com _ ition. of 1he 20Cr-32Ni-N b Alloy ond Chemic. 1 C~itionof . M od~ie d HT Alloy
f igure 12_ Streu _"'I . . in design 0< fe~ life useosment Some 0pe<0lOB indieote that !he """.. _ture .trength of material 1100 been foood ., be signdiconlly ~ . Ihan !hot repor1ed by !he """",lac""",, wt !hey did nO! provide ... y _cill< d . .. . f o< thio ", ason , O<>me u """, ...""", ~ O "" 10 50 "" IowOf . _... rupl"'" O!ren<jth than fepor1eme pureh. """,
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ASHI Numbef 5, ... fli< h w... !he .",,"'fIed _ ..... \/fain oO.,. . The problem ",..,Ied from mtJllicient solution aor>eahng .ft ... fabrie. _ , • _~
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Ihal ore often used 10 weld !he AIio)' IlOO variants and !he 2OC r-32Ni-l'lb --,. . The weld meta" are 2133 Mn a nd 21/33 So, and the d . .. ..., «>n"4Ia<ed w illi !he vendor d . .. !Of the 2OC ,-32N ~ Nb . Ioy. IIoIh lie< meta," were represented I»'!he .. me ..... o-11.., m_ • • , 927 · C (1 100 ' f ). compan~
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5 Industry C;Jse Studies
5.1
General
The IoIowi">g ..,ven ca.., _ .
.xperience
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typjc.Iol problem. idenlifled n !he ...-vey of n ooou.,.
of Bull Tee 10 Heode.- Welds
17 oIlow.!he • dra~ of ~ . eentrof portion of . ~ r e _ oo!Ie1 monilokf wtt. • _ lee eoonected 10 two h. _ eytnden and one eone I»' bum ....,1IIs_ .... of !he.., «>n"4>OOg ...... _ . t .. three b<Jtt _ Id • • • ohown in f ;g"'" 18. The tee op. uted at opproxmatety 87 1 'C 11 600 ' F) and on int.mol pr . ...... of 16&2 kP. 1270 1'SiII) . The .... Id. wer. " ' - uMl<) . n In'''If>el82.- p.... Ineonel 82 nef 182 for !he """oindef of!he ~ . Th"', !he mojofify 01 the ... ekf !iller metal n !he joinIs .... . Inoonel 182 . Weld rep.r. hod been m_, usin<) !he originol "'bricotion proeedg
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_-demeo' . ""lysis (f EA ) .rowed!hal pres""" .... dYeed .Ire.. vol.le> (see F" "" 19 1 at Io<. !iono oear !he w eld jointo 11>01 11._ er.ding l INn llighlly " .. !han !he _ _ -Hb motorial, buI ~ llinll S l r e u _ be minimized tIlrough _ operation and maintenance 10 avoid potefllial dam_ 10 "'" m and(lId
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w... eoncIuded 1he IrKOOel 162""'" metal ...... _ w.a~ !of the >eo'ice literature _ rid _ _ indu .. ", " 'peOen<e, "'" new tee ...... "",kled ""o 111" manifold using m ..-ove and IneoneI6 17 !kf metal
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faiure analysis also ..... pe re....oved him !he old ,.., . The chemi (see Fig .... :IIl 1 10'= pro . ..,,, in Iho ho.t . _ted zone (KA.ZI and w old metal, but 001 in Iho buo motal_ ln1er9ranWor ~ crack. ( _ Fig...., 191 "'" """" _ in Iho HAZ om weld metal. The m~ 0I1ho buo "",tal _ _ fino carbide predpilate. and 10'' ' jOOged 10 be typieoI 01 ""'t e xpected "" iooQ_1Om1 operation '" torn"",,,,,,,,,. noar 671'C (1 600 "F I_ The ... ro..,ls ..,ppotted Iho ~ of Iho ..-. .. ooa/ysio and Iho ... Iocted weldin<) material om proeedure_ ~ eaI
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In 2007, one 01 the r>eW outIe1 heOperaled _
the ,,!her " " _ l>ad rIO oq,s 01 ef "'an the typi~ v..... irwIieated abo••. The tailed heO
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A ""'..IIurgi1f)' the damage mech_m kif the <:Ung F9Je 21 show • • ~ _ _ that wn ",~ .n from the ~._ where d creep ..-. r>ear the ooter .., ~ . <e th", we<e found on the >ide 01 !he ling _lion the u a cled the P" " "I>
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obtainin\I a new
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5.4 C...... 3: Pigta il Ruptures This h)'er wa. m emal Pf"SWI" 01 2010 ~ P . ( 300 pojq) The ootlol pigtUs ... «>mtru<",d o125_. _mm (1_;,q ejam.tef pipi'lg ood .... eIded 10 2 5 .• -mm (1';".) fi tting' "'"' . '" in ....,. ..... Ided to 1I>e eatalysl wbe outlet . nd 1te outle! header . The pigtail. "'" sOOJIion ...".,. Ied . t 112 1 ' C 10 11. 9 'C (2050 ' f 10 2100 ' f ) . Iter I>er>ding 10 !het final ~ t ion . The ~h ood ! t1ing. "'" we lded ~ In ,, ," \el 62 ood lneoW.kI A RIef metal> During 1I>e .orvi<e He 01 the , .forme<, m""l' piQton flo • • rupl..-ed . Crack. ""'''' _ in !he weld be""'en 1I>e ooupiin<J and !he <_ Iyst tube_ They 1\a"" . 1s< be." found in !he e<>nne<1ion between the «>upIirI<J ood 1I>e outlet header . The"", ""'''' ground out . nd ,...,.u-ed foIIowin<J !he ope< . ..... .. _ g procedure
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Two eau..,. 01 cr. eking I\a"" bee<> identified_ One w.. found ., be th"""aI faliQu e _ Aoo!hef eauoe support shoe. _ \/<Jde., wtlid1 put me chanical stre . . on the _ • . The operator . ..... tho! _<1 """"aI inopeclioo. 01 the piQtaiIs ood 1I>e .... eIds_ The inspection. indOOe dye penet,ant t.S1irI<j , • • wei ... uftnroonie she ..._w."" ood wall ___ kne .. ' ''''''''_
w... d . termined to be «>rroded
5.5 C...... 4: Stress Relaxa!ioo Cracking of Alloy 800HT Pigtail Secti"" ....". SOOtH _ Type 304H .toinIe.. . tee! (see Fie 2 '!e remaindef 0I11>e pigtai w• • mode 01 Type 3114 _ .. steef . The ope<. tRj tempee ....". 800HT foiled by "" OU<Jf>-woll <e , the fMK. mechanism w• • identified . . . ..... rNxafion UlI
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K w.. indi<.ned thot SIre • • reliel'ing O! 1185 · C (1 625 ' F) or -.oon W<>UId ,educe 1I>e ine 2 ' 1<<: 1_1I0I0 .tee! weklolet. Possiblo . _ t e d ookJtioos w"", ,."'. cernen1 with fir>e-qroned ....". IlOO " , " _, or highe< chromium alloys thot W<>UId be """" ,. _ '" . ..... rNxafion
5.6 C...... 5: WeldabiH!y Issues with Cas! lOCr _32Ni-Nb A new re/ro<1O<)'-«>ed traMIe< line w• • to be in ...1Ied in the """'" manifold system of • h)'dorogen , .forme<""_ 1 his in ..... tio" """,ired !he w elg 01.- east :IOCI-.lLNi-l'lb -Nb lee. _ The tee> _ <>IiI
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Initial . t ~ resuftee <>IiI nd down . nd dye pe""". nt "'''in<) ...... pefformed. l neor ood traMv""e e,. eking ...as _ in !he HAZ, • • had bee<> oboef\l1>d in1he .ttempted _ _
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f igure 21_ Photom",rogrOj>/l 0 1 Cra c l. in Alloy 800HT Inlet Pigt.il Showing E.Klence 01 Str.... Relanbon Cracking Me!aIkr'llieal .... tyo.;o wa s perlomled on ho weld...,. test..."pIe to determine the eou"", 01 the « .ctin<) """ help de",,1o!> • ~ 10 the
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shown .,
The m",rosIruee or .. _ preeipita_ in dendrite cores """ rIenurIe' eon.tit""" .. in the miero"",,"ure . Iron and nie ~ ~ Wm earb;d". from !he or'qinoI eas~ proce ••. Secondary precipilate. W
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p.,. shown in f ig..-e 29, there w os e l'irle<>ee oIliqu~ """" lourld to be . 0000000ted ";111 the er.ctin<). There "' • • 0100 .~ar,o
p.,. shown ., F" ure :10, some erack.ing wo • ...., 100 11<1 beyoodthe HAZ The"", 0Il1 the rIeodfile core. """ the .,terrleOOritie regoion • . In reg ..... YI'he<e ineu - .. per!orated dendrite _ _ ' , there . ppeared 10 be .. _ "",oed .. _ of rehe. t ua<_ing K w... lourld th. t the aged 2OCr_32W_Nb m . t«iol ~ od 10 be ~ . 000_ befo<e welding eouId be completed ";Ihout 1iQua_ Of re he. t er' ''''ing . Thu', tile old e xiOling tee . W
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f iguro 29---PhotomK:'ogrOj>lJ Showing E"_ce of liquotion Cracking in Woklol>< lit)o To .. Sa mple o f "'lI"d 2OC,_J 2N i-flb Cono Motorial
f ig"" l6-Pho tom ",rogrOj>/l Showillg E. idenco of R...... t Crackillg ill W. klobilit)' Tes t Sample of Aged l OCr-31Ni-ll b Co,," Moter iol
5.7 C...... 6:
Rep~ir
000 Mitigation of C~st 20Cr -J 2Ni-tlb Tees
n .. eo .. 01$0 re.iews erocking problems tha t w ere eneo< the outlet ma nilold we", 67 1 'C (1roO ' f l a nd 23110 kP a (345 p~l , re ' pecti"",.,. Figu", 31 ohowo the p<>SiIioM of OIl old "'" and a ""'" reducor in the outlet manifold Figure 32 ohow. the rOQion whore crack. were bJnd aile< welding, _ Figure 33 ....,..,. the _ of the cra ct.in<) , .. revealed b~ "om"'lin<) at . .",ice tempera"..e •. K "'00 eon<e ""'kIin<J was required to ming at< this type 01 cro<~
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Both old tee. were cut "'" of the monilold and ~ion annealed at 1149 "C (21 00 "f l to re"'", me to a'o'Oid proPO<Jalin<) crock> . .... surIoee. a osointo were "-009hIY before~ ..... w~ ..... to be peII
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He.t input n
low . . possible: . 9 'C (1 20 ' f l prehea t and , . 9 'C (300 ' f l m a.on",,,, iII_o.
t empe
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f iQure 32- PI>o1011<3"" 01 ShowOlg location or Cracking TIla, Occurr<1l W,,"n u.,,,, Centrifug.lly Cut
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n w... noted !h. 1 ~ is ",,-,"nt to maintain _inII 9" boo ....., ~ is dd!'oc'" to ..........1 tho met .. ~ . n oxide
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Apply a btJU ... to)'efof Alloy 617_ .... taI . usin\!low _ _ Inope'; 617 w eld metal
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HAZ liqualioo era"" inII: , _ zone or Iiqu~ erao Ianj ... than 1_6mm and eon"'",o,,,, is loond, lowe, h eat input""" ro--appIy btmef loy ... "" old _ _ • using
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Tock weld. Visual'\' ".pect !of
Che"" kif coo ... tent root opening ROO! p .... is ""f'I im""""",. Root opening 0II001d b<> 32 mm '" 4 .0 mm ('II in. '" ' "" in .1 a round entire _"",fe,e",:".
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5.8 Ca"" 1: Cracking at Weld Between on Alloy 800HT FOfged Fitting and on Alloy 800HT Outlet Tmnsler line This 0_ describe. the
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Sever" failu", . of thO. type """" been reported .. e QIJ .... Ie"t Ioeatioo. in _ tuma< ... The failure <>«:<.
a.
(Ala! 600HTI
The M in<) ...as . tt. ched to the transfer line by • G • • Toogsten AJo WekIing (GT AWl proee .. usin<) Ala! 611 IiiIer metol . The ootIet tronster _ was de.igned kif • m u im"", pr......-e of 124 kPa (1 6 1)Siper. tin<) P"'''''''' and te""4H'fllture were 103 kP. (1 5 psiool and 636 · C (1 5.11 ' f l, ",specli'lely.
It 10'' ' c o o _ th. t the 1.*,,,, <><wrred by a combination 01 c' eep . nd thermal fatigue orack 9~!rom < re!>e . t cra~ <>em .. try, the 'liII~ .trenQ1h of the Ala! 6 17 - . metal, and the h9'II\' ",oeained weld joint eIp redu<e the . treu Tf>< "",Id. failed by ereep-!.riII"" interaction be<"".., 01 additional ~erm" .tre.... ~ ~q~ _ "",t.te. m.
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Conclusions
From "' .. r"""'w, ~ w ... _ thot iml..,,.e-ruplUfe propertie. o! !he 2OCr_32W_Nb . Ioy is ~ . This should i n _ &<>loftr
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