Probing the Damage Recovery Mechanism in Irradiated Stainless Steels Using In-Situ Microcantilever Bending Test

Mao, Keyou S.; Wang, Hao; Qu, Haozheng J.; Yano, Kayla H.; Edmondson, Philip D.; Sun, Cheng; Wharry, Janelle P.

doi:10.3389/fmats.2022.823192

Probing the Damage Recovery Mechanism in Irradiated Stainless Steels Using In-Situ Microcantilever Bending Test

Journal Article · Mon Feb 14 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Frontiers in Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2022.823192· OSTI ID:1845057

Mao, Keyou S.; Wang, Hao; Qu, Haozheng J.; Yano, Kayla H.; Edmondson, Philip D.; Sun, Cheng; Wharry, Janelle P.

Single crystalline microcantilevers are fabricated from the base metal and heat-affected zone (HAZ) of a laser welded, neutron irradiated austenitic stainless steel, for scanning electron microscope (SEM) in-situ bending. In the HAZ, cantilevers exhibit higher yield point and lower crack tip blunting displacement than in the base metal and unirradiated archive specimen. These results suggest that radiation-induced defects harden the base metal, whereas the HAZ exhibits annealing of defects leading to mechanical softening. Dislocation nucleation ahead of the crack tip is responsible for ductile blunting behavior and provides a pathway to mitigating helium-induced cracking during weld repairs of irradiated materials.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1845057

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1845774

Journal Information:: Frontiers in Materials, Journal Name: Frontiers in Materials Vol. 9; ISSN 2296-8016

Publisher:: Frontiers Media SACopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Switzerland

Language:: English

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