Abstract
In the pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power plant, the shell material of steam generator is required to have good strength-toughness matching, anti-fatigue performance, and neutron radiation resistance to ensure the long-term safe and reliable service. The manufacturing requirements of Manganese-Nickel-Molybdenum alloy steel forgings of steam generator channel head for Hua-long Pressurized Reactor (HPR1000) and Advanced Passive PWR(AP1000) nuclear power plant were compared. The heat treatment process, chemical composition, mechanical properties, metallographic structure of 18MND5 steel forging and SA 508-III steel forging were analysed and studied. The results show that the performance heat treatment temperature of HPR1000 forging has more stringent controls and with lower element content of C, Mo, P, Si, V, Co than the AP1000 forging. By reducing the C content, HPR1000 forging got better toughness while the strength was ensured.
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