The microstructure and structure of a Super304H superheater steel pipe after 47,000 h were analyzed by metallographic microscope, scanning electron microscope (SEM), and EDS, and its mechanical properties were measured by hardness meter. The results show that the austenitic grains appear on the outer wall of Super304H steel pipe after service, while the SEM and metallographic microscope tests show that the outer wall particles are coarse. There is an obvious corrosion layer on the outer surface, and the thickness of the corrosion layer on the windward surface is significantly higher than that on the leeward surface. The inner surface is refined and the hardness of the material is significantly increased; the outer surface, the inner surface, and the center all grow abnormally. In this case, the room temperature tensile strength and impact performance of the rough crystal area of the outer wall of the Super304H steel pipe are reduced and fracture along the crystal. Supervision should be strengthened to eliminate the safety risks caused by the abnormal growth of the outer wall austenite grain. The results of crystal phase microscopy show that the main structure of the material still maintains the basic structure of austenitic steel, and particle aggregation mainly occurs in the sub-inner layer of the inner and outer surface. Compared with the lee surface, the middle body structure is basically the same, but whether the thickness of the corrosion layer on the inner surface or the outer surface increases, the deformation degree of the deformation layer is greater. The hardness measurement finds that the hardness of the corrosion layer is caused by the increase in Super304H steel surface stress. In case of pipe explosion accident, the highest chance of pipe explosion here should be closely observed.

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