ASSESSMENT OF MICROSTRUCTURE IN GRADE T22 Cr‐Mo STEEL BY NONDESTRUCTIVE TOOLS

Nondestructive techniques are being developed for rapid inspection to estimate the remaining service life for power generating plants. Low frequency impedance measurements with ultrasonic resonant wave enhancement to evaluate the precipitation of carbides and to characterize the different microstructures during aging are being developed. The simultaneous use of a combination of two nondestructive techniques for assessing microstructure evolution is illustrated.