Multi-modal STEM-based tomography of HT-9 irradiated in FFTF
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Under irradiation, point defects and defect clusters can agglomerate to form extended two and three dimensional (2D/3D) defects. The formation of defects can be synergistic in nature with one defect or defect-type influencing the formation and/or evolution of another. The resul is a need exists to perform advanced characterization where microstructures are accurately reproduced in 3D. Here, HT-9 neutron irradiated in the FFTF was used to evaluate the ability of multi-tilt STEM-based tomography to reproduce the fine-scale radiation-induced microstructure. High-efficiency STEM-EDS was used to provide both structural and chemical information during the 3D reconstruction. The results show similar results to a previous two-tilt tomography study on the same material; the α' phase is denuded around the Ni-Si-Mn rich G-phase and cavities. It is concluded both tomography reconstruction techniques are readily viable and could add significant value to the advanced characterization capabilities for irradiated materials.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1439930
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/SPR-2018/869
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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