Irradiation behavior of weldments of austenitic stainless steel made by various welding techniques
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States). Metals and Ceramics Div.
Austenitic stainless steel is one of the candidate materials for nuclear fusion reactor applications. Here, an austenitic stainless steel, 316F, irradiated in the High Flux Isotope Reactor to doses of about 8 to 33 dpa at 400 and 500 C was investigated. Electron beam (EB) welding and metal inert gas (MIG) welding techniques were used to make weldment specimens. Weldment specimens were made from their weld metal or weld joint (including heat affected zone) regions of the weldments. Base metal was also studied for comparison. Microstructures of these specimens were observed by TEM. Tensile tests were carried out at the nominal irradiation temperature in vacuum. Solution annealed 316F showed the large irradiation hardening at 400 C, while the change in yield stress observed at 500 C was not so large. Weldments specimens had the same temperature and dose dependence as the base metal. The differences between EB and MIG after irradiation were small, compared to the differences before irradiation, except for the slight less ductility of MIG weldments. The defect microstructures of weldments were the same as base metal.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 524841
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940657-; TRN: 97:016823
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 17. symposium on effects of radiation on materials, Sun Valley, ID (United States), 20-23 Jun 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Effects of radiation on materials: 17. international symposium; Gelles, D.S. [ed.] [Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (United States)]; Nanstad, R.K. [ed.] [Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)]; Kumar, A.S. [ed.] [Univ. of Missouri, Rolla, MO (United States)]; Little, E.A. [ed.] [University College of Swansea (United Kingdom)]; PB: [1175] p.; ASTM special technical publication, 1270
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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