Effect of Strain Range on High Temperature Creep-Fatigue Behaviour of Fe-25Ni-20Cr (wt.%) Austenitic Stainless Steel (Alloy 709)

Since the preliminary data suggest that Fe-25Ni-20Cr austenitic stainless steel (Alloy 709) is an excellent candidate as a structural material for high-temperature applications such as Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor (SFR), the effect of strain range on creep-fatigue interaction of the Alloy 709 is investigated by conducting strain-controlled creep-fatigue tests with tensile hold times of 0, 600, 1,800 and 3,600 s at strain ranges varying from 0.6%...