Microstructural evolution of pure tungsten neutron irradiated with a mixed energy spectrum

Koyanagi, Takaaki; Hwang, Taehyun; Garrison, Lauren M.; Hu, Xunxiang; Snead, Lance L.; Katoh, Yutai

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2017.04.010

Title: Microstructural evolution of pure tungsten neutron irradiated with a mixed energy spectrum

Journal Article · Thu Apr 13 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Journal of Nuclear Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2017.04.010· OSTI ID:1357970

Koyanagi, Takaaki ^[1]; Hwang, Taehyun ^[2]; Garrison, Lauren M. ^[1]; Hu, Xunxiang ^[1]; Snead, Lance L. ^[3]; Katoh, Yutai ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Here, microstructures of single-crystal bulk tungsten (W) and polycrystalline W foil with a strong grain texture were investigated using transmission electron microscopy following neutron irradiation at ~90–800 °C to 0.03–4.6 displacements per atom (dpa) in the High Flux Isotope Reactor with a mixed energy spectrum. The dominant irradiation defects were dislocation loops and small clusters at ~90 °C. Additional voids were formed in W irradiated at above 460 °C. Voids and precipitates involving transmutation rhenium and osmium were the dominant defects at more than ~1 dpa. We found a new phenomenon of microstructural evolution in irradiated polycrystalline W: Re- and Os-rich precipitation along grain boundaries. Comparison of results between this study and previous studies using different irradiation facilities revealed that the microstructural evolution of pure W is highly dependent on the neutron energy spectrum in addition to the irradiation temperature and dose.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1357970

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1396918

Journal Information:: Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 490, Issue C; ISSN 0022-3115

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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