An experimental setup for determining the failure locus of ASME tubular pressure vessel steel grades

M. A. Al Khaled, I. Barsoum

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Abstract

Pressure vessels designed in accordance with the ASME BPVC code are protected against local ductile failure. Recent work has shown that local ductile failure highly depends on the stress state characterized by both stress triaxiality (T) and the Lode parameter (L). In this paper, the effect of stress state on the ductility of a tubular steel is studied. Two ring specimen configurations were optimized to allow the determination of the ductile failure locus of both tensile and plane strain loadings. The geometry of both ring specimen configurations was optimized to achieve a plane strain (L = 0) condition and a generalized tension (L = -1) condition. Notches with different radii were machined on both types to achieve a wide range of stress triaxiality levels. Specimens were manufactured from SA-106 carbon tubular steel and were tested to determine the ductile failure loci as a function of T and L. Failure locus of SA-106 steel was constructed based on the failure instants and was found to be independent of the variation in the Lode parameter. The ASME-BPVC local failure criterion showed close agreement with experimental results.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationHigh-Pressure Technology; ASME Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnosis and Prognosis Division (NDPD); SPC Track for Senate
ISBN (Electronic)9780791857984
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
EventASME 2017 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP 2017 - Waikoloa, United States
Duration: 16 Jul 201720 Jul 2017

Publication series

NameAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP
Volume5
ISSN (Print)0277-027X

Conference

ConferenceASME 2017 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWaikoloa
Period16/07/1720/07/17

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