Creep-fatigue interaction in heat resistant austenitic alloys

Abstract

This work includes an investigation of two commercial austenitic steels: UNS S21500 (Esshete 1250) and UNS S31035 (Sandvik SanicroTM 25). The materials were exposed to isothermal strain controlled fatigue with load controlled dwell time at maximum strain. The testing temperature used was 700°C and the test cycles were performed in tension. Mechanical test data were obtained and analysed in order to define creep-fatigue damage diagrams at failure for the investigated austenitic alloys. During the given conditions, Sanicro 25 showed superior creep-fatigue life, suffered less amount of creep elongation for the same amount of strain amplitude and dwell times compared to Esshete 1250. Both alloys showed creep-fatigue interaction damage for specific test configurations.