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Title: Rapid heating tensile tests of hydrogen-charged high-energy-rate-forged 316L stainless steel

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5734840· OSTI ID:5734840

316L stainless steel is a candidate material for construction of equipment that will be exposed to tritium. Proper design of the equipment will require an understanding of how tritium and its decay product helium affect mechanical properties. This memorandum describes results of rapid heating tensile testing of hydrogen-charged specimens of high-energy-rate-forged (HERF) 316L stainless steel. These results provide a data base for comparison with uncharged and tritium-charged-and-aged specimens to distinguish the effects of hydrogen and helium. Details of the experimental equipment and procedures and results for uncharged specimens were reported previously. 3 refs., 10 figs.

Research Organization:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/DP
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-89SR18035
OSTI ID:
5734840
Report Number(s):
WSRC-RP-89-268; SRL-HTS-89-0022; ON: DE90000591
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English