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Title: Oxide dispersoid coherency of a ferritic-martensitic 12Cr oxide-dispersion-strengthened alloy under self-ion irradiation

Journal Article · · Journal of Nuclear Materials

Ferritic-martensitic oxide-dispersion-strengthened (ODS) alloy has shown excellent mechanical property and high radiation tolerance. However, the stability of dispersoids during displacive irradiation in the individual ferritic and martensitic phases is unclear. In this work, the correlation among dispersoid coherency, size, density, and matrix phase are studied in dual-phase 12Cr ODS after 100 peak displacements-per-atom (dpa) irradiation at 475°C, using 3.5 MeV Fe2+ self-ions. The size and density changes of coherent and incoherent dispersoids were analyzed as a function of irradiation depth. The average dispersoid size decreased after irradiation in both phases, and the large incoherent dispersoids in the tempered martensite phase underwent a more dramatic change than those in the ferrite phase. The dispersoid density significantly increased in the ferrite phase within the irradiated region, mostly resulting in an increase in coherent dispersoid density. On the other hand, only a small change in density was observed in the tempered martensite phase for both coherent and incoherent dispersoids. This study shows that dispersoid evolution is dramatically different in ferrite and tempered martensite phases.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001; 1708788
OSTI ID:
1726198
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-20-23227; TRN: US2205467
Journal Information:
Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 544, Issue C; ISSN 0022-3115
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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