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Structural parts of austenitic nickel-chromium-iron alloy
Assignee: Electricite de France SA
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Filing: 1987-03-17
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Granted: 1989-10-31
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Expires: 2007-03-17
Abstract
Abstract A structural part for use in high temperature aqueous medium consists of an austenitic nickel-chromium-iron alloy containing by wt. 5 to 10% of iron, 18 to 20% of chromium and more than 60% of nickel. All components of the alloy, but chromium, may be in the standard ranges of well-known and proven alloys, typically 600 and X750 alloy.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean R. Donati
- 👤 Daniele Guttmann
- 👤 Yves Rouillon
- 👤 Pierre S. Paul
- 👤 Guy Zacharie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-02 18:01
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C3/00; G21C3/42; C; C22; C22C; C22C19/00; C22C19/03; C22C19/05; C22C19/058; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30; Y10; Y10S; Y10S376/00; Y10S376/90; Y10S376/904; Y10S376/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
Structural part for use in contact with high temperature high pressure water in a nuclear reactor, of stainless austenitic nickel base alloy containing, by weight, from 5 to 10% of iron, from 18 to 20% of chromium and more than 60% of nickel, the total amount of iron, chromium and nickel representing less than 100% of the alloy, wherein said alloy has been subjected to a homogenization and hardening heat treatment recommended for X750 alloys comprising homogenization at 1093° C. for one hour and subsequent hardening at 704° C. for 20 hours; and wherein said alloy has a yield limit of at least 700 MPa and the contents of all constituents of the alloy, except chromium, are in the standard ranges corresponding to X750 alloys.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
Structural part for use in contact with high temperature high pressure water in a nuclear reactor, of stainless austenitic nickel base alloy containing, by weight, from 5 to 10% of iron, from 18 to 20% of chromium and more than 60% of nickel, the total amount of iron, chromium and nickel representing less than 100% of the alloy, wherein said alloy has been subjected to a homogenization and hardening heat treatment recommended for X750 alloys comprising homogenization at 1093° C. for one hour and subsequent hardening at 704° C. for 20 hours; and wherein said alloy has a yield limit of at least 700 MPa and the contents of all constituents of the alloy, except chromium, are in the standard ranges corresponding to X750 alloys.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
Structural part according to claim 1, wherein the chromium amount is lower than 19.5% wt.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
Structural part according to claim 2, wherein the chromium content is about 19% wt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
Structural part according to claim 1, for use in contact with high temperature oxygen containing water, wherein the chromium content is at least 18.5% wt.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
101 words
Structural part for use in contact with both the primary coolant of the pressurized water reactor and the demineralized water in liquid and steam phase, of the secondary circuit of a pressurized water nuclear reactor, of stainless nickel-base austenitic alloy which has been subjected to a heat treatment at 980° C. or 1010° C. and whose composition by weight is: 5 to 10% of iron; 18 to 20% of chromium; more than 72% of nickel; less than 0.05% of carbon; less than 1% of manganese; less than 0.5% of silicon; less than 0.10% of cobalt; and less than 0.5% of copper.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
101 words
Structural part for use in contact with both the primary coolant of the pressurized water reactor and the demineralized water in liquid and steam phase, of the secondary circuit of a pressurized water nuclear reactor, of stainless nickel-base austenitic alloy which has been subjected to a heat treatment at 980° C. or 1010° C. and whose composition by weight is: 5 to 10% of iron; 18 to 20% of chromium; more than 72% of nickel; less than 0.05% of carbon; less than 1% of manganese; less than 0.5% of silicon; less than 0.10% of cobalt; and less than 0.5% of copper.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
Structural part according to claim 5, wherein the chromium content is at least 18.5% and is lower than 19.5% by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
95 words
Structural part for use in contact with the primary coolant of a presurized water nuclear reactor, of stainless austenitic nickel base alloy which has been subjected to a homogenization and hardening heat treatment recommended for X750 alloys comprising homogenization at 1093° C. for one hour and subsequent hardening at 704° C. for 20 hours containing, by weight, 5% to 9% of iron, from 18% to 20% of chromium, more than 60% of nickel, up to 1% manganese, and amounts of titanium, aluminum and niobium sufficient to increase the resilient stress limit of the structural part.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
95 words
Structural part for use in contact with the primary coolant of a presurized water nuclear reactor, of stainless austenitic nickel base alloy which has been subjected to a homogenization and hardening heat treatment recommended for X750 alloys comprising homogenization at 1093° C. for one hour and subsequent hardening at 704° C. for 20 hours containing, by weight, 5% to 9% of iron, from 18% to 20% of chromium, more than 60% of nickel, up to 1% manganese, and amounts of titanium, aluminum and niobium sufficient to increase the resilient stress limit of the structural part.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
Structural part according to claim 7, wherein said alloy has a titanium content of from 2.25 to 2.75% by weight.
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