Formation of voids and secondary-phase precipitates in the Fe-16Cr-15Ni-2Mo-1Mn-Ti-Si steel under high-doze neutron irradiation and during post-irradiation annealing
- JSC Institute of Nuclear Materials (Russian Federation)
The effect of high-dose neutron irradiation on the structural changes in Fe-16Cr-15Ni-2Mo-1Mn-Ti-Si austenitic steel have been investigated. Samples irradiated at temperatures of 390, 500, and 600{sup o} to damage doses of 46, 86, and 46 dpa, respectively, were analyzed by electron microscopy and dilatometry. The quantitative characteristics of radiation voids and secondary-phase precipitates formed under neutron irradiation are obtained. Their behavior upon heating to 700{sup o}C and annealing at this temperature for 2 h is studied. It is shown that annealing leads to the dissociation of small voids, which is accompanied by the growth of large ones. The secondary-phase precipitates are partially dissolved upon annealing, and their volume fraction decreases.
- OSTI ID:
- 22051274
- Journal Information:
- Crystallography Reports, Vol. 54, Issue 7; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2009 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7745
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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