Research Article

Cracking Driving Force at the Tip of SCC under Heterogeneous Material Mechanics Model of Safe-End Dissimilar Metal-Welded Joints in PWR

Table 1

A summary of the seven cracks and their locations.

Crack numberCrack location

Crack 1Center crack in the 316L zone
Crack 2316 L/Alloy 52Mw interface
Crack 3Center crack in the Alloy 52Mw zone
Crack 4Alloy 52Mw/Alloy 52 Mb interface
Crack 5Center cracks in the Alloy 52 Mb zone
Crack 6Alloy 52 Mb/SA508 interface
Crack 7Center crack in the SA508 zone