A combined experimental and computational study is carried out on creep crack growth in X20CrMoV 12 1 steel and its weld joint. Crack growth tests are conducted on compact specimens at 545°C. For weld specimens, the crack propagates in the heat-affected zone parallel to the fusion line. It is found that C*t correlates crack growth rates satisfactorily under the loads used in the test not only for base metal specimens but also for weld specimens. An elastic-plastic-steady-state creep analysis of crack growth is performed using a finite element code. Calculated load point displacement rates agree with experimental measurements during steady-state crack growth. The creep zone is asymmetric, and it becomes more so in weld specimens as the crack propagates. Yet the mode II effect appears to be insignificant.

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