Abstract

Abstract Abnormally large grains (ALGs) were detected in the outer walls of Super304H superheater steel tubes of an ultra-supercritical unit in long-term service. In this study, the microstructure and mechanical properties of steel tube samples were investigated to reveal the formation mechanism of the ALGs. The results showed that the room-temperature and high-temperature strength and plasticity of the coarse-grain zone were much lower than those of the fine-grain zone. Inhomogeneous residual strain distribution in the outer wall led to high distortion energy differences in the as-supplied steel tube. The low-distortion austenite grains annex the neighboring high-distortion grains via the strain-induced grain boundary migration mechanism. Moreover, the two-dimensional step mechanism of the faceted grain boundaries also causes the ALGs to form.

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