In situ study on radiation response of a nanotwinned steel

Shang, Zhongxia; Niu, Tongjun; Sun, Tianyi; Xue, Sichuang; Fan, Cuncai; Chen, Wei-Ying; Li, Meimei; Wang, Haiyan; Zhang, Xinghang

doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114920

Title: In situ study on radiation response of a nanotwinned steel

Journal Article · 22 July 2002 · Scripta Materialia

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114920· OSTI ID:1902156

Shang, Zhongxia ^[1]; Niu, Tongjun ^[1]; Sun, Tianyi ^[1]; Xue, Sichuang ^[1]; Fan, Cuncai ^[1]; Chen, Wei-Ying ^[2]; Li, Meimei ^[2]; Wang, Haiyan ^[1]; Zhang, Xinghang ^[1]

Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Recent radiation studies on nanotwinned pure metals suggest that twin boundaries are appealing defect sinks, as they can transport and eliminate radiation-generated defects. However, radiation response of twin boundaries in nanotwinned steels is less well understood. Here, we investigate the microstructural evolution of a nanotwinned steel using in situ Kr⁺⁺ irradiation to 4 dpa at ambient temperature. In this study, the in situ results show that nanoscale deformation twins in steels can effectively suppress the formation of ordered dislocation loop rafts. Furthermore, the formation of dislocation loop rafts and Frank loops depends prominently on twin spacing. The underlying mechanisms of the enhanced radiation resistance are discussed. The present study makes a positive step forward for the potential application of nanotwinned structural steels to nuclear reactors.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF); US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; N00014-16-1-2778; 1728419; 20-4180

OSTI ID:: 1902156

Journal Information:: Scripta Materialia, Vol. 220; ISSN 1359-6462

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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