The very high temperature gas reactor (VHTR) has been chosen by the Generation IV International Forum as one of the next-generation nuclear reactors. Due to the high operating temperatures of VHTR, Inconel alloy 617 is being considered as a primary candidate material for the intermediate heat exchanger (IHX) of the VHTR. In this study, the microstructures of creep specimens under various creep loads in a He environment were investigated. As the creep time increased, the thickness of Cr-oxide on the outer layer of the specimens clearly increased, and delaminated after a long creep time. Depths of the decarburized zones in the specimens increased slowly with creep time. However, precipitates at grain boundaries near the surface disappeared before the bulk diffusion of Cr in the matrix. It is considered that decarburization caused by minor gas impurities in He caused the reduction in creep rupture time.
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ASME 2010 Pressure Vessels and Piping Division/K-PVP Conference
July 18–22, 2010
Bellevue, Washington, USA
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Microstructure Observation of Inconel Alloy 617 Creep-Tested in He Environment at 950°C
Gyeong-Geun Lee,
Gyeong-Geun Lee
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Woo-Gon Kim,
Woo-Gon Kim
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Yong-Wan Kim,
Yong-Wan Kim
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Ji Yeon Park
Ji Yeon Park
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Gyeong-Geun Lee
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Woo-Gon Kim
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Yong-Wan Kim
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Ji Yeon Park
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Paper No:
PVP2010-25152, pp. 793-800; 8 pages
Published Online:
January 10, 2011
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Lee, G, Kim, W, Kim, Y, & Park, JY. "Microstructure Observation of Inconel Alloy 617 Creep-Tested in He Environment at 950°C." Proceedings of the ASME 2010 Pressure Vessels and Piping Division/K-PVP Conference. ASME 2010 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference: Volume 6, Parts A and B. Bellevue, Washington, USA. July 18–22, 2010. pp. 793-800. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2010-25152
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