Radiation response of SiC-based fibers
- Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
- Inst. of Advanced Energy, Kyoto (Japan)
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
The radiation response of a base-line carbide composite (SiC/SiC) made with Nicalon{trademark} CG fiber reinforcement was presented for a broad range of dose and irradiation temperatures. Strength loss in this composite and a similar composite made with Tyranno{trademark} fiber was related to shrinkage and a predicted mass loss in the Nicalon CG or Tyranno fibers. In Table 1, measured relative density and length changes ({Delta}p/p{sub o} and {Delta}L/L{sub o}, respectively) for coated and uncoated fibers irradiated at high doses and temperatures (43 dpa-SiC at 1000 C and 80 dpa-SiC at 800 C) are given. Also given are the relative mass loss changes {Delta}m/m{sub o}, calculated from {Delta}p/p{sub o} and {Delta}L/L{sub o} by the expression {Delta}m/m{sub o} = 3 {Delta}L/L{sub o} + {Delta}p/p{sub o}.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 335382
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER-0313/23; ON: DE98004697; TRN: 99:005172
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Mar 1998; Related Information: Is Part Of Fusion materials semiannual progress report for the period ending December 31, 1997; Burn, G. [ed.] [comp.]; PB: 390 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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