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DEFORMATION MODELING OF IRIDIUM DOP-26 ALLOY TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL FOR SECONDARY RECRYSTALLIZATION

Description/Abstract

The DOP-26 iridium alloy (Ir-0.3%W-0.006%Th-0.005% Al) contains a distribution of thorium-containing intermetallic particles, typically less than 1 micrometer in size, which serve to pin grain boundaries. The alloy is thus subject to secondary recrystallization during long-term exposure at elevated temperature if prior plastic strains are within a critical range. A finite element method was used to model the deformation and resulting local plastic strains introduced by sizing operations on recrystallized iridium alloy cups. The results of the analysis show that local strains introduced by the deformation of cups are in all cases maintained below 0.025, the lower critical level for secondary recrystallization at 1600 K. The effects of die clearance and applied load on local plastic strain values were also treated.

Authors: Ohriner, Evan Keith [ORNL]; Sabau, Adrian S [ORNL]; Ulrich, George B [ORNL]; George, Easo P [ORNL]
Publication Date:2008 Jan 01
OSTI Identifier: 945337
DOE Contract Number:DE-AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:Conference/Event
Resource Relation: International Conference on Tungsten, Refractory, and Hard Materials VII, Washington DC, DC, USA, 20080608, 20080612
Research Org:Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Sponsoring Org:NE USDOE - Office of Nuclear Energy
Country of Publication:United States
Language:English
Format: Size: 9-55-9-66
Other Number(s):Other: AF0110100; NEAF614; TRN: US200903%%100
Subject:36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ALLOYS; CLEARANCE; DEFORMATION; DISTRIBUTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; IRIDIUM; IRIDIUM ALLOYS; PLASTICS; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SIMULATION; SIZE; STRAINS; TUNGSTEN
Update Date:2012 Jun 14

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