Abstract
The LICON methodology is an approach for predicting the lifetime of materials under creep loading conditions. The LICON method predicts long-time uniaxial creep strength using the results from several short duration creep crack incubation (CCI) tests in conjunction with the outcome of a mechanical analysis on the testpiece. This method was first applied to creep ductile, notch insensitive materials for which a reference stress solution was appropriate (e.g. advanced 9% Cr pipe steels). The original concept for the mechanical analysis part of the methodology was therefore to adopt reference stress solutions. This study explains the challenges involved in application of the reference stress based LICON method to creep brittle, notch sensitive materials and identifies the need for a careful implementation of advanced mechanical analyses (i.e. finite element analysis, FEA) for this application. Details are presented for the consideration of FEA in the LICON methodology, and the demonstration of a successful application of the FEA based LICON method for creep life assessment of a non-reference stress material, i.e. high creep strength (HCS) 1CrMoV steel.
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