Abstract
The microstructural parameters (dislocation density, martensite lath width, precipitate diameters, and volume fractions) have been measured for the 9%Cr steel P92 (NF616) after different heat treatments. The austenitising temperatures were 970, 1070, and 1145°C and the tempering temperatures 715, 775, and 835°C. Increasing the austenitising temperature led to an increase in the austenite grain size and in the martensite lath width, but no significant effect on the tensile properties at 20, 600, and 650°C was observed. The creep strength was, however, reduced by tempering at 835°C due to rapid recovery of the martensitic structure with a sharp decrease in dislocation density. The lowest creep strength was found for the P92 steel subjected to a heat treatment that produced a fully ferritic microstructure; the secondary creep rate was four orders of magnitude higher than that of the steel in the usual martensitic condition.
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