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84     CHAPTER 4 Creep damage of high alloyed reformer tubes




                                                                                           service,
                                                                                         from  to

                                                                                         taken  due  circular

                                                                                         B),  almost
                                                                                         (type  service  degradation negligible  and  (b)


                                                     Sample B4 (low deformation)     Sample B6 (high deformation)  long-term  after  shows  B4  boundary  grain  at










                                                                                         (type  and  A)  Sample degradation.  carbide  primary

                                                                                         conditions  (a)  grains



                                                                                         as-cast  corresponding  inside


                                                                                         the  in  and  precipitation
                                                     Sample A (virgin material)      Sample B3 (high deformation)  samples  of magnification  deformations  carbide  fine










                                                                                         high  diameter different  a  show  B6

                                                                                         at  and
                                                                                         micrographs  with  B3  (c).

                                                                                      4.12  segments  samples

                                                                                      FIGURE  Optical  tube  while  microvoids
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