Ferritic Power Plant Steels: Remanent Life Assessment and the Approach to Equilibrium
Abstract
The steels used in the power generation industry are a1Most always given a severe tempering heat-treatment before they enter service. This might be expected to give them a highly stable microstructure which is close to equilibrium. In fact, they undergo many changes over long periods of time. This paper is a review of some of the methods which exploit the changes in order to estimate the life that remains in alloys which are only partly exhausted.
Fields of Study & Subjects
High Temperature Alloys and Creep
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels
Fatigue and fracture mechanics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 225–278
- Publication date
- 20 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter