| Abstract |
Work continued on three major tasks of this project-increasing the circumferential strength of the MA956 tube, joining of the MA956 alloy, and determination of the high temperature corrosion limits of the MA956 alloy. With respect to increasing the circumferential strength of a MA956 tube, an additional 120 MA956 rods have been extruded (total of 180 rods) using 16:1 and 10:1 extrusion ratios and extrusion temperatures of 1000, 1075, 1150, and 1200degC. Also, approximately 40 cold work (0, 10, 20, 30, 40%) plus annealing treatments (1000, 1150, 1300degC) have been completed with sample microstructure presently being analyzed. Also, creep testing to determine the 'stress threshold' curves for this alloy continues. Regarding joining of the alloy MA956, work continued on the friction welding, magnetic impulse welding, explosive welding, and transient liquid phase bonding, with joints produced using the friction, magnetic impulse and explosive welding techniques. And finally, fluid-side high temperature corrosion tests of the material have been initiated. |
