High Temperature Miniature Specimen Test Methods

High Temperature Miniature Specimen Test Methods, for the first time in book format, focuses on a comprehensive and thorough introduction to a range of high temperature, miniaturized test methods at elevated temperatures which are used to obtain “bulk creep or fatigue properties from a small volume of material. Complicated mathematics and modelling are not involved. It is intended to be of use to a wide range of audience of engineers (e.g. designers, manufacturers, metallurgists, stress analysts), researchers (e.g. materials scientists) and students (undergraduate and postgraduate) in the field of high-temperature material and structural integrity assessment. Specific novel features of the book include 1] theoretical basis of each test method; 2], data interpretation method of each test method; and 3] specific application of each test method. Provides the theoretical basis of each test method Includes the data interpretation method of each test method Presents specific applications and the limitations of each test method, along with opportunities for future developments

Proceedings from: EPRI’s 9th International Conference on Advances in Materials Technology for Fossil Power Plants and the 2nd International 123HiMAT Conference on High-Temperature Materials

Covering an important material class for modern applications in the aerospace, automotive, energy production and creation sectors, this handbook and reference contains comprehensive data tables and field reports on successfully developed prototypes. The editor and authors are internationally renowned experts from NASA, EADS, DLR, Porsche, MT Aerospace, as well as universities and institutions in the USA, Europe and Japan, and they provide here a comprehensive overview of current R & D with an application-oriented emphasis.

Creep-resistant steels are widely used in the petroleum, chemical and power generation industries. Creep-resistant steels must be reliable over very long periods of time at high temperatures and in severe environments. Understanding and improving long-term creep strength is essential for safe operation of plant and equipment. This book provides an authoritative summary of key research in this important area.The first part of the book describes the specifications and manufacture of creep-resistant steels. Part two covers the behaviour of creep-resistant steels and methods for strengthening them. The final group of chapters analyses applications in such areas as turbines and nuclear reactors.With its distinguished editors and international team of contributors, Creep-resistant steels is a valuable reference for the power generation, petrochemical and other industries which use high strength steels at elevated temperatures. Describes the specifications and manufacture of creep-resistant steels Strengthening methods are discussed in detail Different applications are analysed including turbines and nuclear reactors

As part of an increasing interest in radiation embrittlement for aging nuclear reactors, scientists gathered in New Orleans in January 1997 to consider the interests and capabilities of the scientific-testing community and of the commercial light-water-cooled power-reactor industry in terms of improving methods to characterize component integrity. The resulting 37 papers concentrate on the use of unique small and miniature specimens; nondestructive, nonintrusive, and in- situ test techniques for measuring mechanical and fracture properties; the application of tests to irradiation-induced embrittlement; and actual examples of tests to determine material integrity and to evaluate potential component life extension. They consider experimental, analytical, and computational aspects. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

This thirteenth volume in the series covers the latest results in the field. As well as some 360 metals-related abstracts, the issue includes original papers on all of the major material groups: “Bulk Diffusion of Homovalent Non-Magnetic Atomic Probes of Titanium and Zirconium in Tungsten Single Crystals”, “Comparative Mössbauer Analysis of Superfine Structure of Hadfield Steel Upon Different Kinds of Severe Deformation”, “Assessment of Microstructural Degradation in 2.25Cr-1Mo Steel ...”, “Isochronal and Isothermal Annealing of Wrought Aluminum Alloy”, “Application of the Photoacoustic Method for the Determination of the Thermal Properties of Heat-Treated and Annealed Al-Li Alloy“, “Effect of Ageing on Microstructures, Electrical Properties and PALS of Aircraft Al Alloy 2024”, “Preparation of C/Cu Composite Powders by High-Energy Ball-Milling”, “Quantitative Analysis of Fiber Fracture in Powder Injection Molded Metal Composites”, “Wear Mechanisms of Ceramic-Reinforced Metal-Matrix Composite ...”, “Development and Characterization of Alumina-Silica Sand Nanoparticle Composites”, “Characterization and Properties of Copper-Silica Sand Nanoparticle Composites”, “Diffusion Processes Affecting the Performance of Heterogeneous Catalysts”, “Analytical Solutions for Moving Elliptical Paraboloid Heat Source in Semi-Infinite Plate”, “Solution for Modeling 3D Moving Heat Sources in a Semi-Infinite Medium ...”, “Probing the Phase Transition in Nanocrystalline TiO2 Powders ...”, “BSCCO 2212 Defective Tellurium Ions on Bi-Site”, “Self-Diffusion in Nano Zinc Sulphide”, “SIMS Study of 30keV H+ Ion-Implanted n-GaAs“, “Optical Studies of Physically Deposited Nano-Ag2Te Thin Films”