Stress Relaxation Cracking in Industrial Systems: Key Insights for Reliability

Stress relaxation cracking (SRC) is a critical issue for industries that operate with high-temperature environments, such as petrochemicals, power generation, and refining. SRC can lead to unexpected failures, causing downtime and costly repairs. What is Stress Relaxation Cracking? Creep-resistant materials generally have high creep ductility and can accommodate inelastic strains at elevated temperatures by relaxation. […]

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Environmentally-Assisted Fatigue (EAF) in Nuclear Power Plants

Before we tackle environmentally-assisted fatigue (EAF), what is fatigue? In ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Section III Division 1, Subsection NB (in short, ASME III NB) fatigue refers to the damage caused by systems and components as a result of cyclic loads. The qualification of the primary coolant system of light water reactors (ASME III […]

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Becht Technology Review – Unusual Business Opportunities

The process team at Becht Engineering brings decades of experience from serving in the R&D of major corporations and also from representing a wide variety of Becht Engineering clients.  We have observed and evaluated new technology from both sides of the fence…as employees or for large corporations who do R&D internally to outpace their competition, […]

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