Dissimilar weld failure: A forensic analysis to determine primary failure mechanisms

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dc.contributor.authorYin, Y.
dc.contributor.authorRumman, R.
dc.contributor.authorSarvghad, M.
dc.contributor.authorBell, S.
dc.contributor.authorWill, G.
dc.contributor.authorClegg, R.E.
dc.contributor.authorPerilli, E.
dc.contributor.authorRapagna, S.
dc.contributor.authorLewis, D.A.
dc.contributor.authorSteinberg, T.A.
dc.contributor.authorAndersson, G.G.
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractSolar receivers are an integral part of a concentrated solar power plant and commonly utilise tubular structures to absorb solar energy and transfer the heat into a heat transfer fluid. These systems often contain dissimilar materials joined through welds which are exposed to cyclic temperatures, which can be a locus of failure. A systematic forensic analysis was carried out on a low-pressure CO2 receiver that had developed extensive cracking. Microstructural characterisation using micro-computed tomography was performed to understand the failure mechanism in an area adjacent to a welded section of the two dissimilar alloys Haynes 230 and 253 MA. An electrolytical oxalic acid etch showed grain boundary damage from oxidation. Grain boundary damage through oxidation was confirmed with SEM and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) analysis as the likely metallurgical degradation mechanism which, combined with thermally induced stress cycles led to the failure of the weaker stainless-steel tube adjacent to the weld.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityYanting Yin, Raihan Rumman, Madjid Sarvghad, Stuart Bell, Geoffrey Will, Richard E. Clegg, Egon Perilli, Sophie Rapagna, David A. Lewis, Theodore A. Steinberg, Gunther G. Andersson
dc.identifier.citationEngineering Failure Analysis, 2022; 139:106453-106453
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.engfailanal.2022.106453
dc.identifier.issn1350-6307
dc.identifier.issn1873-1961
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/136471
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE180100136
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE130100038
dc.rights© 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2022.106453
dc.subjectFailure; Dissimilar material; Weld; Concentrated solar receiver; Microstructure
dc.titleDissimilar weld failure: A forensic analysis to determine primary failure mechanisms
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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