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When Constellation decided to install replacement Alstom low-pressure turbines at three of its boiling water reactor plants more than 15 years ago, one benefit was knowing the new turbines should operate reliably—and without major inspections—for several years.
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The effect of composition on the 1-, 100-, and 1000-h recrystallization temperature of 20% cold-worked Type 316 stainless steel was determined by using hardness measurements. The study was performed on 45 different alloys, based on Type 316 stainless steel; compositional variations were in carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, boron, manganese, copper, silicon, molybdenum, cobalt, chromium, and nickel. Relatively minor compositional changes can markedly increase or decrease cold-work stability.
