HIP Process of a Valve Body to Near-Net-Shape using Grade 91 Powder

HIP Process of a Valve Body to Near-Net-Shape using Grade 91 Powder

Toyohito Shiokawa, Hiroshi Urakawa, Mitsuo Okuwaki, Yuto Nagamachi

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Abstract. Materials used for steam piping of power plants are exposed to high temperatures and high pressures over long periods of time. As a consequence, forged Grade 91 alloy steel is commonly chosen to meet these demands. However, complicated structures such as a valve body are often machined from large forged blocks resulting in long machining time and the material weight being heavy. Therefore, by manufacturing a valve body with near net technology, both the time and material weight can be reduced. This paper will present 1) a survey of the dimensions of a valve body HIPed to a near net shape, 2) an investigation of the mechanical properties of Grade 91 powder, 3) a comparison of the structure of a HIPed product and a forged product, 4) The machining time and material weight of a near net shaped (NNS) product by HIP compared to a forged product. This paper will illustrate that the NNS product was able to reduce the machining time by 30% and the material weight by 40% less than when machining from a forged product.

Keywords
Near-Net-Shape, Grade 91, HIP

Published online 2/11/2019, 7 pages
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Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA

Citation: Toyohito Shiokawa, Hiroshi Urakawa, Mitsuo Okuwaki, Yuto Nagamachi, HIP Process of a Valve Body to Near-Net-Shape using Grade 91 Powder, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 10, pp 58-64, 2019

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781644900031-8

The article was published as article 8 of the book Hot Isostatic Pressing

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