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Abstract 2D hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) are commonly found under subcritical cyclic stresses and suffer from fatigue issues during device operation. However, their fatigue properties remain unknown. Here, the fatigue behavior of (C4H9‐NH3)2(CH3NH3)2Pb3I10, the archetype 2D HOIP, is systematically investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM). It is found that 2D HOIPs are much more fatigue resilient than polymers and can survive over 1 billion cycles. 2D HOIPs tend to exhibit brittle failure at high mean stress levels, but behave as ductile materials at low mean stress levels. These results suggest the presence of a plastic deformation mechanism in these ionic 2D HOIPs at low mean stress levels, which may contribute to the long fatigue lifetime, but is inhibited at higher mean stresses. The stiffness and strength of 2D HOIPs are gradually weakened under subcritical loading, potentially as a result of stress‐induced defect nucleation and accumulation. The cyclic loading component can further accelerate this process. The fatigue lifetime of 2D HOIPs can be extended by reducing the mean stress, stress amplitude, or increasing the thickness. These results can provide indispensable insights into designing and engineering 2D HOIPs and other hybrid organic–inorganic materials for long‐term mechanical durability.
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Low-Cycle Fatigue Evaluation of Coke Drum Base Materials and Welded Joints - A Summary of OSU Research Project and Future Work
Abstract Coke drums are critical units in the delayed coking process to produce lightweight oil products from heavy residual oil. The fulfillment of the designed coke drum lifetime is often obstructed by low-cycle fatigue damage over cyclic thermal and mechanical loading. Considering the tremendous cost of drum replacement and production loss due to shutdown, the coke drum lifetime extension is of great economic significance in the oil and gas industry. A research project regarding coke drum fabrication and repair was initiated in the Manufacturing & Materials Joining Innovation Center (MA2JIC) at the Ohio State University in 2016. The project includes two phases of work. The first phase of the study (2016∼2019) focused on the external weld repair of coke drum materials, while the ongoing second phase of the study (2019∼2023) addressed coke drum fabrication and repair. A novel low-cycle fatigue testing approach was developed using Gleeble thermo-mechanical simulator and was applied to evaluating the performance of coke drum base materials and welded joints under cyclic deformation. The project goal is to improve the fundamental understanding of materials and joint performance that allows the optimization of coke drum design, fabrication, and repair. In this technical paper, the key methodologies and achievements of the project will be introduced, and some future work will be proposed for the next step.
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- PAR ID:
- 10506976
- Publisher / Repository:
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- ASME 2023 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference
- ISBN:
- 978-0-7918-8745-5
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Location:
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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