异种金属焊接接头是核电系统内部易损部件,为保证其安全使用,需要对其进行准确的完整性分析。为了理解含缺陷异种金属焊接接头的断裂表现,确定现有程序对异种金属接头评定的适用性。本文对镍基合金52M异种金属接头不同位置裂纹的三点弯曲试样进行了断裂试验。发现试样的裂纹扩展阻力及路径不同,且裂纹路径总是向低屈服强度材料侧偏转。得出裂纹路径的偏转主要由裂尖材料强度失配控制,而非韧性失配控制。对于扩展路径有偏斜的裂纹,其乒R阻力曲线反映的是沿裂纹扩展区材料的表观断裂阻力,而非初始裂纹尖端区材料的本质断裂阻力。在不考虑焊接热影响区、界面区及内部影响区断裂阻力的情况下,采用现有程序去评定含缺陷异种金属接头,将产生非保守或过于保守的评定结果,且在多数情况下,得到非保守的评价结果。
Background: Dissimilar metal welded joints (DMWJs) were indicated to be vulnerable components in the primary systems, an accurate structural integrity assessment for such DMWJ is needed. Purpose: Understand the fracture performance of the welded joint containing defects, determine if appropriate to assess the defects in the weld joint with the present codes. Methods: The fracture tests of the initial crack located in the different positions of Alloy 52M DMWJ specimens were carried out by using single-edge notched bend (SENB) method. Results: Different crack resistance and crack propagation path were obtained for the SENB specimens, and the cracks always deviate to the materials with lower strength. Conclusions: The crack path deviation is mainly controlled by strength mismatch, rather than toughness mismatch. The J-resistance curves with larger crack path deviation only reflect the apparent fracture resistance along the crack growth region, rather than the intrinsic fracture resistance of the initial crack-tip region material. Without considering the local fracture resistance properties of heat affected zone (HAZ), interface region and internal affected region (IAZ), following present assessment codes will unavoidably produce non-conservative or excessive conservative assessment results. In most cases, the assessment results will be potentially non-conservative.