Effect of solution heat treatment on mechanical properties of Manaurite XM reformer tubes after long term service at elevated temperatures

• Autorzy: Landowski Michał , Łabanowski Jerzy , Jurkowski Mateusz

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12913/22998624/200705

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The results of microstructure and mechanical properties changes of tubes made of Fe-Ni-Cr alloy G-X45NiCrNbTi35-25 after long term operation in methane reformer at elevated temperatures are presented. A method of tube regeneration by using solution heat treatment is proposed. Examinations included metallographic analysis with the use of light microscope (LM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), microanalysis of the chemical composition of precipitates (EDS) and static tensile tests. It was shown that solution heat treatment significantly affects the microstructure of the alloy, restoring the mechanical properties like tensile strength, yield strength and elongation of the tubes close to the values for the delivery condition, over 540 MPa, over 300 MPa and over 12%, respectively. The greatest improvement was observed in elongation, for samples after long-term operation at elevated temperature it was a minimum of 1.1% and after heat treatment 12.1% for the minimum requirement of 8% declared by producer (as cast).

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Manaurite XM; reformer tube; creep degradation; Fe-Ni-Cr alloy; microstructure; mechanical properties; solution heat treatment

• Wydawca: Lublin University of Technology ; Polish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE), Branch of PTIE in Lublin
• Czasopismo: Advances in Science and Technology. Research Journal
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 19, no. 4
• Strony: 220--228
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 23 poz., fig., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Landowski Michał

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, Gdansk University of Technology, Gabriela Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7926-9410

autor

Łabanowski Jerzy

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, Gdansk University of Technology, Gabriela Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3094-4101

autor

Jurkowski Mateusz

• Tenslab Sp. z o.o., ul. Śnieżna 5, Gdańsk, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).