Performance of materials under creep, fatigue and combined creep-fatigue loadings is of utmost importance in the design, operation and reliability of high temperature components. Advanced nuclear reactors and fossil fuel fired advanced ultra supercritical power plants provide cleaner energy options that help combat challenges involved in addressing the growing global energy demands with reduced greenhouse emissions. These involve multifaceted technologies and operating environments which pose new challenges for materials development and understanding of their mechanical behavior.
New materials are being developed to meet the applications for components operating at increasingly higher temperatures and aggressive environments. Widespread damage due to creep and fatigue encountered in aviation and transport industries adversely impact safety and reliability of associated structures. Besides, extension of the useful service life of the existing operating power plants is attractive in view of the high capital costs associated with the construction of new plants. Structural integrity assessment and life management require innovative methods for materials testing, damage assessment, remnant life prediction and materials modeling.
CF-9 aims to bring together experts working in the areas of creep, fatigue and creep-fatigue interaction, development of high temperature materials and life assessment to facilitate mutual interaction and exchange of knowledge and experience. It would also serve as a platform for discussion on the current advances and identify future R&D needs and collaborations in the above areas.
Following are the broad areas included in the scope of the conference:
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Creep, fatigue and creep-fatigue interaction
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Low cycle, high cycle, very high cycle, thermomechanical and fretting fatigue
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Multiaxial creep, fatigue and component testing
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Creep, fatigue and creep-fatigue crack growth
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Advances in modeling of creep and fatigue deformation and damage
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Structural integrity, failure analysis and remaining life assessment
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Design against creep, fatigue and their interaction
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Design codes – application for creep and fatigue
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Materials for fission, fusion nuclear reactors and advanced ultra-supercritical power plants
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Materials for aerospace and defense applications
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Application of AI/ML in prediction of mechanical properties
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Advances in mechanical testing of bulk and small volume specimens
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Environmental and irradiation effects on mechanical properties