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51318-10953-SCC Study of Carbon Steel Welds Exposed to Concrete Pore Water Under Anoxic Conditions

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Slow strain rate tests were conducted to study the SCC behavior of plain and welded UNS K02700 grade mild steel exposed to an artificial concrete pore water solution. Tests were performed under anoxic conditions at 140°C, a constant strain rate of 5 × 10-7 s-1 and open circuit potential.

 

Product Number: 51318-10953-SG
Author: B. Kursten / R. Gaggiano
Publication Date: 2018
Industry: Energy Generation
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The Supercontainer (SC) is the reference concept for the post-conditioning of vitrified high-level nuclear waste and spent fuel in Belgium. It comprises a prefabricated concrete buffer that completely surrounds a carbon steel overpack. Welding is being considered as a final closure technique of the carbon steel overpack in order to ensure its water tightness. Welding is known to induce residual stresses near the weld zone, which may lead to an increased susceptibility to stress corrosion cracking (SCC). In this study, slow strain rate tests were conducted to study the SCC behavior of plain and welded UNS K02700 grade mild steel exposed to an artificial concrete pore water solution that is representative for the SC concrete buffer environment. The tests were performed under anoxic conditions at 140°C, a constant strain rate of 5 × 10-7 s-1 and open circuit potential. The effect of sulfide and thiosulfate on the SCC behavior was investigated up to levels of 15.6 mM S2- (500 mg/L) and 5.35 mM S2O32- (600 mg L-1), respectively.

Key words: mild steel, concrete, alkaline, stress corrosion cracking, SCC, anaerobic, sulfide, thiosulfate, slow strain rate test, welds

 

The Supercontainer (SC) is the reference concept for the post-conditioning of vitrified high-level nuclear waste and spent fuel in Belgium. It comprises a prefabricated concrete buffer that completely surrounds a carbon steel overpack. Welding is being considered as a final closure technique of the carbon steel overpack in order to ensure its water tightness. Welding is known to induce residual stresses near the weld zone, which may lead to an increased susceptibility to stress corrosion cracking (SCC). In this study, slow strain rate tests were conducted to study the SCC behavior of plain and welded UNS K02700 grade mild steel exposed to an artificial concrete pore water solution that is representative for the SC concrete buffer environment. The tests were performed under anoxic conditions at 140°C, a constant strain rate of 5 × 10-7 s-1 and open circuit potential. The effect of sulfide and thiosulfate on the SCC behavior was investigated up to levels of 15.6 mM S2- (500 mg/L) and 5.35 mM S2O32- (600 mg L-1), respectively.

Key words: mild steel, concrete, alkaline, stress corrosion cracking, SCC, anaerobic, sulfide, thiosulfate, slow strain rate test, welds

 

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