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Challenges in Engineering Critical Assessment of CRA Pipelines2nd Welding Technology Asia 2012 Conference17 April 2012
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Challenges
Tensile properties of the weld metal and base/parent metal
- As per DNV-OS-F101, the weld metal tensile properties shall over-match
or at least even-match the base metal properties at all conditions and
strain level under consideration.
- May not be the case for CRA pipelines.
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Engineering Stress-Strain curves at room temperature
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Strain (%)
Stre
ss (M
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BM1, full WT including Clad
BM2, full WT including Clad
BM3, full WT including Clad
PW1, all weld
PW2, all weld
PW3, all weld
RW1, all weld
RW2, all weld
RW3, all weld
Engineering Stress-Strain curves at design temperature
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BM1, full WT including Clad
BM2, full WT including Clad
BM3, full WT including Clad
PW1, all weld
PW2, all weld
PW3, all weld
RW1, all weld
RW2, all weld
RW3, all weld
Upper bound BM curve used for ECA
Lower bound PW curve used for ECA
lower bound RW curve used for ECA
- Material strength de-rating for
the weld metal is greater than
the parent metal !
- Yield strength of weld
metal is under-matching
the base metal.
- Severe under-matching
at design temperature
(>120°C) !
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- Selection of weld consumable is
very important.
- Different weld consumable,
different strength de-rating at
high temperature.
True stress strain curves of 622 AUTO Weld Metal used for ECA
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Strain (%)
Stre
ss (M
Pa)
622 AUTO at 140°C, S3
622 AUTO at 120°C, S2
622 AUTO at 100°C, S1
True stress strain curves of 625 AUTO Weld Metal used for ECA
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625 AUTO at 140°C, S3
625 AUTO at 120°C, S2
625 AUTO at 100°C, S1
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- Testing of 309Mo shop weld.
- At RT, ultimate tensile strength of weld metal is higher than the parent metal >> join transverse tensile specimen shows specimen broke at parent metal.
At DT, the UTS of weld metal is lower than that of the parent metal due to the de-rating of the weld metal strength and for this situation we have serious under-matching and almost no defect can be tolerated for the large strain condition.
True Stress-Strain curves for Crackwise (23°C)
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BM, upper bound true stress strain curve
WM, lower bound true stress strain curve
True Stress-Strain curves for Crackwise (110°C)
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BM, upper bound true stress strain curve
WM, lower bound true stress strain curve
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Wide Plate Test of 309LMo Weld- Wide plate test was performed by DNV to obtain information about under-
matching weld metal and conservatism inherent in the ECA.- The EDM notch was prepared either at the weld centre line (WCL) or
fusion line/ HAZ location from cap side. The EDM notch size was 7 mm in length and 1 mm in height, estimated on the basis of acceptance criteria of the manual UT.
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140
R=25
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Strain gauges (two each side)
EDM notch
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Wide Plate Test of 309Mo WeldsEDM Notch
Damaged specimen with notch at weld centre, broken at the notch location. (test temperature: 110°C)
Damaged specimen with notch at weld centre, broken at the notch location. (test temperature: 110°C)
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Damaged specimen WP-6 with notch at weld fusion line,broken in parent (test temperature: 50°C)
EDM Notch
Damaged specimen WP-3 with notch at weld centre, broken in the notch location (test temperature: 70°C)
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Wide Plate Test (continued)Due to the good fracture resistance of the weld, the failure mode of the wide plate specimen is plastic collapse of weld metal or parent metal, and the crack ductile tearing is more than 1.0 mm in all specimens.
J R- curves, JSM G7 (Design Temp)
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Stable crack extension, ∆a [mm]
Frac
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toug
hnes
s, J
[N/m
m]
G7 JSW WM G7 JSW WM Curve
G7 JSW FL G7 JSW FL Curve
J=980∆a0.75
J=710∆a0.75
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Wide Plate Test (continued)
All the four segment specimens at 110°C broke at the centre of the weld metal independent of the flaw location. Whether at the WCL or at the FL / HAZ, the failure mode of the four specimens was plastic collapse of the weld metal.
The specimens tested at 70°C broke in the weld metal, and the failure mode was the same as for the specimens tested at 110°C. However, the strain increased to 8.1%, which is much higher than for the specimens tested at 110°C i.e. 2.4%.
The specimen tested at 50°C was broken in parent metal and the strain level is up to 10.3% that is close to the parent metal strain corresponding to ultimate strength of parent metal.
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Wide Plate Test (continued)
SS 309LMo tensile properties and fracture resistance properties is very sensitive to the test temperature.
Because of the difference between the de-rating of the weld metal and parent metal strengths at higher temperatures, PQR test must be performed at the design temperature to obtain the actual stress-strain behavior of the weld metal compared to that of the parent metal.
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Challenges (continued)
High Strain, HP/HT (High Pressure High Temperature)
- Effect of temperature on the tensile properties of the materials.
- High strain above yield (from 0.5% up to 2%) especially at buckle trigger
portion.
- According to DNV-OS-F101, combination of internal pressure and
longitudinal load (e.g. bi-axial loading condition) will lead to reduction of
strain capacity.
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Challenges (continued)
- 3D finite element analysis to study the influence of bi-axial loading
condition on the integrity of the pipeline girth welds.
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Challenges (continued)
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0.00% 0.50% 1.00% 1.50% 2.00% 2.50% 3.00%Applied strain
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BS7910 WMCL BS7910 FL
WMCL without pressure WMCL with pressure
FL without pressure FL with pressure
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Challenges (continued)
ECA results: critical flaw size curve
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Critical Flaw Length [mm]
Crit
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eigh
t [m
m]
PW, Surface Flaw in Field Production Weld Metal
Weld metal:Design Temperature (DT)E = 209000 MPa, Weld Metal, YS = 357 MPa, UT = 589 MPa otal peak strain = 2.2 % + welding strain = 0.5% => Pm = 556 MPa from parent metal1.6 mm Misalignment => SCF = 1.3 =>Pb = 4 MPa Lr cut-off = UT/YS = 1.75Cyclic Stress Range, ∆Pm = 346 MPa for month no. 1, SCF = 1.3 =>Pb = 77.7 MPaStress ranges for other months as per Report No.: 4211136-PL-ET-014, Rev. AFatigue Crack Growth Rate : CP -850 mV Ag/ AgClFatigue life factor (FLF) = 2
Critical Flaw Size Curves for 10" x 20.9 mm WT Pipeline Field Production Girth Welds (i.e. Zone-2)
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Challenges (continued)
ECA results: critical flaw size curve
- Critical flaw size curve which is smaller than workmanship criteria.
- If adopted, high repair rate is anticipated.
- Slow installation is expected.
- High cost!
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Summary
Workmanship weld flaw acceptance criteria may not be always conservative and may not be applicable for all situation as perceived generally.
Tensile testing at design temperatures to check the actual stress strain behaviour.
Proper consideration of parameters used in the ECA in getting workable flaw acceptance criteria.
Validation of ECA results by testing of segment/wide plate specimens.
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