TY - JOUR
T1 - Heavy ion irradiation induced dislocation loops in AREVA's M5® alloy
AU - Hengstler-Eger, R. M.
AU - Baldo, P.
AU - Beck, L.
AU - Dorner, J.
AU - Ertl, K.
AU - Hoffmann, P. B.
AU - Hugenschmidt, C.
AU - Kirk, M. A.
AU - Petry, W.
AU - Pikart, P.
AU - Rempel, A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was funded by AREVA NP GmbH Corporate Research and Development budget. The IVEM-Tandem Facility (within the Electron Microscopy Center at ANL) is supported by the US DOE Office of Science and operated under contract No. DE - AC02-06CH11357 by UChicago Argonne, LLC. The author would like to thank Peter Baldo for the IVEM irradiations, and R.B. Adamson and A.T. Motta for their helpful advice.
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - Pressurized water reactor (PWR) Zr-based alloy structural materials show creep and growth under neutron irradiation as a consequence of the irradiation induced microstructural changes in the alloy. A better scientific understanding of these microstructural processes can improve simulation programs for structural component deformation and simplify the development of advanced deformation resistant alloys. As in-pile irradiation leads to high material activation and requires long irradiation times, the objective of this work was to study whether ion irradiation is an applicable method to simulate typical PWR neutron damage in Zr-based alloys, with AREVA's M5® alloy as reference material. The irradiated specimens were studied by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), positron Doppler broadening spectroscopy (DBS) and in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) at different dose levels and temperatures. The irradiation induced microstructure consisted of - and -type dislocation loops with their characteristics corresponding to typical neutron damage in Zr-based alloys; it can thus be concluded that heavy ion irradiation under the chosen conditions is an excellent method to simulate PWR neutron damage.
AB - Pressurized water reactor (PWR) Zr-based alloy structural materials show creep and growth under neutron irradiation as a consequence of the irradiation induced microstructural changes in the alloy. A better scientific understanding of these microstructural processes can improve simulation programs for structural component deformation and simplify the development of advanced deformation resistant alloys. As in-pile irradiation leads to high material activation and requires long irradiation times, the objective of this work was to study whether ion irradiation is an applicable method to simulate typical PWR neutron damage in Zr-based alloys, with AREVA's M5® alloy as reference material. The irradiated specimens were studied by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), positron Doppler broadening spectroscopy (DBS) and in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) at different dose levels and temperatures. The irradiation induced microstructure consisted of - and -type dislocation loops with their characteristics corresponding to typical neutron damage in Zr-based alloys; it can thus be concluded that heavy ion irradiation under the chosen conditions is an excellent method to simulate PWR neutron damage.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.01.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.01.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84858055753
SN - 0022-3115
VL - 423
SP - 170
EP - 182
JO - Journal of Nuclear Materials
JF - Journal of Nuclear Materials
IS - 1-3
ER -