9R phase enabled superior radiation stability of nanotwinned Cu alloys via in situ radiation at elevated temperature

Fan, Cuncai; Xie, Dongyue; Li, Jin; Shang, Zhongxia; Chen, Youxing; Xue, Sichuang; Wang, Jian; Li, Meimei; El-Azab, Anter; Wang, Haiyan; Zhang, Xinghang

doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2019.01.037

9R phase enabled superior radiation stability of nanotwinned Cu alloys via in situ radiation at elevated temperature

Journal Article · Tue Jan 29 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Acta Materialia

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2019.01.037· OSTI ID:1495014

Fan, Cuncai ^[1]; Xie, Dongyue ^[2]; ^[1]; ^[1]; Chen, Youxing ^[3]; Xue, Sichuang ^[1]; ^[2]; Li, Meimei ^[4]; El-Azab, Anter ^[1]; Wang, Haiyan ^[5]; ^[1]

Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE (United States)
Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States); School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, West Lafayette, IN (United States)

Nanotwinned metals exhibit outstanding radiation tolerance as twin boundaries effectively engage, transport and eliminate radiation-induced defects. However, radiation-induced detwinning may reduce the radiation tolerance associated with twin boundaries, especially at elevated temperatures. Here we show, via in-situ Kr ion irradiation inside a transmission electron microscope, that 3 at. % Fe in epitaxial nanotwinned Cu (Cu₉₇Fe₃) significantly improves the thermal and radiation stability of nanotwins during radiation up to 5 displacements-per-atom at 200 °C. Such enhanced stability of nanotwins is attributed to a diffuse 9R phase resulted from the dissociation of incoherent twin boundaries in nanotwinned Cu₉₇Fe₃. The mechanisms for the enhanced stability of twin boundaries in irradiated nanotwinned alloys are discussed. As a result, the stabilization of nano-twins opens up opportunity for the application of nanotwinned alloys for aggressive radiation environments.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; SC0016337

OSTI ID:: 1495014

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1637024

Journal Information:: Acta Materialia, Journal Name: Acta Materialia Journal Issue: C Vol. 167; ISSN 1359-6454

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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