Mechanical Characteristics Alteration of a Steel Used in Water Turbine Blades

Abstract:

A water turbine blade was investigated after it was discarded. First general macroscopic observations were performed on the turbine blade surface and then chemical composition of the steel was determined by arc spark optical emission spectroscopy. The study aimed to observe if the mechanical properties of the steel changed by a significant amount when compared with literature data. Tensile and impact tests were performed. The samples were obtained from transverse sections from the blade.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 254)
• Pages: 194-199
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.254.194
• Online since: August 2016
• Authors: Răzvan Coman, Robert Ciocoiu, Alin Diniță, Ion Ciucă*
• Keywords: Absorbed Energy, Temperature Curve, Tensile Test, Water Turbine Blade

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