Dislocation channel broadening–A new mechanism to improve irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking resistance of additively manufactured 316&nbsp;L stainless steel

Yang, Jingfan; Hawkins, Laura; Shang, Zhongxia; McDermott, Evan A.; Tsai, Benson Kunhung; He, Lingfeng; Lu, Yu; Song, Miao; Wang, Haiyan; Lou, Xiaoyuan

doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2024.119650

Dislocation channel broadening–A new mechanism to improve irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking resistance of additively manufactured 316 L stainless steel

Journal Article · Thu Jan 04 23:00:00 EST 2024 · Acta Materialia

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.119650· OSTI ID:2348866

Yang, Jingfan ^[1]; Hawkins, Laura ^[2]; Shang, Zhongxia ^[1]; McDermott, Evan A. ^[1]; Tsai, Benson Kunhung ^[1]; He, Lingfeng ^[3]; Lu, Yu ^[4]; Song, Miao ^[5]; Wang, Haiyan ^[1]; Lou, Xiaoyuan ^[1]

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (United States)
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States)
Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Additively manufactured (AM) 316 L stainless steel (SS) after hot isostatic pressing (HIP) was found to exhibit superior resistance to irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking (IASCC) in high-temperature water, as compared to wrought 316 L SS. The well-accepted IASCC factors of radiation-induced segregation (RIS) and radiation hardening are not accurate descriptions of IASCC susceptibility in this case. A decreased strain localization along grain boundaries, caused by dislocation channel broadening, was confirmed to suppress crack initiation. A unique distribution of irradiation-induced defects in HIP AM 316 L SS eased dislocation cross-slip compared to those in the wrought counterpart, thus increasing the channel width near the grain boundaries. Here for the first time, this study highlights the importance of dislocation channel broadening as a potential mechanism to further improve the IASCC resistance of 316 L SS and provides direct experimental evidence based on commercial-grade materials.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517; NE0009193

OSTI ID:: 2348866

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2282665

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU--24-77919-Revision-0

Journal Information:: Acta Materialia, Journal Name: Acta Materialia Journal Issue: - Vol. 266; ISSN 1359-6454

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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