The crystal structure, orientation relationships and interfaces of the nanoscale oxides in nanostructured ferritic alloys

Wu, Yuan; Ciston, Jim; Kräemer, Stephan; Bailey, Nathan; Odette, G. Robert; Hosemann, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2016.03.031

Title: The crystal structure, orientation relationships and interfaces of the nanoscale oxides in nanostructured ferritic alloys

Journal Article · Tue Mar 29 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Acta Materialia

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2016.03.031· OSTI ID:1379370

Wu, Yuan ^[1]; Ciston, Jim ^[2]; Kräemer, Stephan ^[1]; Bailey, Nathan ^[3]; Odette, G. Robert ^[1]; Hosemann, Peter ^[3]

Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States). Materials Dept.
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Center for Electron Microscopy
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering

The capability of nanostructured ferritic alloys (NFAs) to manage high levels of transmutation product helium will help resolve one of the grand challenges to transforming the promise of C-free fusion energy into a reality. NFAs are dispersion strengthened by an ultrahigh density of Y-Ti-O nano-oxides (NOs), which result in both high strength and temperature limits, as well as unique irradiation tolerance. We used aberration-corrected high-resolution transmission electron microscopy to characterize the NOs in four NFA conditions, including following severe deformation and extreme neutron radiation exposure. Fast Fourier Transform analysis of focal series images revealed the NO crystal structure, including the smallest at < 2 nm in diameter, to be Y ₂ Ti ₂ O ₇ pyrochlore in all cases, consistent with both exit wave analysis and scanning transmission Z-contrast imaging of the atomic columns in a larger feature. The faceted NOs exhibit a quasi-epitaxial orientation relationship with the ferrite matrix: [110] YTO ||[100] _Fe and [001] _YTO ||[010] _Fe , forming a 5 × 7 near coincidence site interface. Also, the NOs exhibit size-dependent strains in both the oxide and matrix ferrite phases.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; FG03-94ER54275; FC07-07ID14825; DMR05-20415

OSTI ID:: 1379370

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1357662

Journal Information:: Acta Materialia, Vol. 111, Issue C; ISSN 1359-6454

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