Potential problems in the identification of the root cause of superheater tube failures in 9Cr martensitic alloys

Materials at High Temperatures

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 147-160

  Starr, Fred ^a   Castle, J ^b   Walker, R ^b  

^a European Technology Development Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

9 Cr martensitic steels; Creep; Expert systems; Life prediction; Oxidation; Superheaters

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; CREEP; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FERRITE; HARDNESS TESTING; OXIDATION; POWER PLANTS; SUPERHEATERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

9 CR MARTENSITIC STEELS; LIFE PREDICTION; METAL TEMPERATURE; SPALLATION;

EXPERT SYSTEMS;

EID: 9244235541     PISSN: 09603409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/mht.2004.018     Document Type: Article

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