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Inorganic Materials: Applied Research

, Volume 9, Issue 6, pp 1142–1147 | Cite as

Improvement of the Service Properties of the Weld Joint Metal for Transport Nuclear Power Units Manufactured of Heat-Resistant Steel Grades: Part I. Technology of Welding Heat-Resistant Steel Grades Using Low-Carbon Welding Materials without Heat Treatment and Experience of Applying Welding Materials

  • M. N. TimofeevEmail author
  • G. P. Karzov
  • S. N. Galiatkin
  • E. I. Mikhaleva
  • S. G. Litvinov
  • A. G. Aleksandrin
  • D. L. Bashulin
  • O. V. Shubin
WELDING AND ALLIED PROCESSES. WELDING CONSUMABLES AND TECHNOLOGIES
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Abstract

The paper describes a technology for welding the assembly joints in power plants of nuclear icebreakers manufactured of heat-resistant 15Cr2MoV steel grades using low-carbon surfacing. The proposed technology is a reliable method for assuring the serviceability of icebreaker nuclear power plants under conditions when the heat treatment of the assembly joint is infeasible. The low-carbon all-weld metal is often prone to softening under the action of repeated process tempering cycles to which the assembly units of the equipment are subjected.

Keywords:

icebreaker nuclear power units assembly joints  low-carbon all-weld metal deposits 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • M. N. Timofeev
    • 1
    Email author
  • G. P. Karzov
    • 1
  • S. N. Galiatkin
    • 1
  • E. I. Mikhaleva
    • 1
  • S. G. Litvinov
    • 1
  • A. G. Aleksandrin
    • 2
  • D. L. Bashulin
    • 2
  • O. V. Shubin
    • 3
  1. 1.National Research Center Kurchatov Institute—Central Research Institute of Structural Materials PrometeySt. PetersburgRussia
  2. 2.AO Afrikantov Experimental Design Bureau for Mechanical Engineering (OKBM-Afrikantov)Nizhny NovgorodRussia
  3. 3.AO VMZ Krasny OktyabrVolgogradRussia

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