Auger spectroscopy of Magnox pressure vessel steels
- Magnox Electric plc, Berkeley (United Kingdom)
Magnox Electric maintains a significant microstructural program in support of its safety case for operation of its stations with steel pressure vessels. An important part of this program is the characterization of grain boundary chemistry using Auger spectroscopy. Mechanical testing and subsequent examination of surveillance material has shown that some Charpy specimens display a proportion of intergranular fracture and Auger work has linked this to the presence of phosphorus on the grain boundaries. A feature of particular interest in the study of the boundaries is the co-segregation of carbon. The measurement of the true levels of phosphorus and carbon segregation is complicated by the presence of carbon contamination. This paper describes the simple approach used to overcome this problem.
- OSTI ID:
- 679489
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960643-; TRN: 99:009422
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 18. symposium on effects of radiation on materials, Hyannis, MA (United States), 25-27 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1999; Related Information: Is Part Of Effects of radiation on materials: 18. international symposium; Nanstad, R.K. [ed.] [Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)]; Hamilton, M.L.; Garner, F.A. [eds.] [Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (United States)]; Kumar, A.S. [ed.] [Univ. of Missouri, Rolla, MO (United States)]; PB: 1261 p.; ASTM special technical publication 1325
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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