Creep rupture in HP-Nb refractory steel tubes due to short-term overheating

The premature creep rupture of cast reformer tubes made of HP-Nb steel due to short-term overheating, was investigated. Investigation was performed on specimens from ruptured, cracked, and uncracked tubes and included metallography, mechanical testing, and SEM/EDX analysis. It was found that acciden...

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Main Authors: Gregory N. Haidemenopoulos, Anna D. Zervaki, Helen Kamoutsi, Kyriaki Polychronopoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-01-01
Series:European Journal of Materials
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26889277.2021.1994841