Creep strength of high chromium steel with ferrite matrix

Long-term creep strength of material in the low-stress regime below elastic limit is difficult to predict by an extrapolation of short-term creep strength in the high-stress regime above elastic limit. Long-term creep strength of fully annealed ferrite-pearlite microstructure of low alloy Cr–Mo steel is higher than that of martensite and bainite microstructures. It is explained by lower dislocation density of fully annealed microstructure....