Insight into the interfacial microstructure and chemistry of hot isostatically pressed AA6061-AA6061 bonds for U-10Mo fuel cladding application

Kalsar, Rajib; Overman, Nicole; Mason, Taylor; Song, Miao; Roosendaal, Timothy; Johnson, Kenneth; Miller, Cody; Lavender, Curt; Joshi, Vineet V.

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.155193

Insight into the interfacial microstructure and chemistry of hot isostatically pressed AA6061-AA6061 bonds for U-10Mo fuel cladding application

Journal Article · Tue May 28 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Journal of Nuclear Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.155193· OSTI ID:2475759

^[1]; Overman, Nicole ^[1]; ^[1]; Song, Miao ^[1]; Roosendaal, Timothy ^[1]; Johnson, Kenneth ^[1]; ^[2]; Lavender, Curt ^[1]; Joshi, Vineet V. ^[1]

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Here, in the present study, hot isostatic pressing (HIP) bonding was carried out using AA6061-AA6061 plates for U-10Mo monolithic fuel cladding application. HIP was performed at 560°C with an applied isostatic pressure of 103 MPa for 90 min. Interfacial microstructure characterizations were performed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) combined with electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) to quantify precipitate fractions and study recrystallization, grain growth, and orientation relationships across the interface. EBSD results confirmed that no interfacial grain growth occurred during the HIP process. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was also employed to quantify composition and identify phases of various precipitates and an oxide layer that formed at the interface during HIP bonding. Microstructural analyses revealed the formation of a large fraction of Mg₂Si precipitate and a ~50 nm thick Mg-oxide layer at the interface. Further TEM analysis confirmed that the oxide layer was not continuous, and Mg₂Al₂O₅ oxide particles with an average size of 18 nm were present in the oxide layer. Finite element modeling analysis was performed to study the stress distribution at the interface during HIP processing.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 2475759

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA--186749

Journal Information:: Journal of Nuclear Materials, Journal Name: Journal of Nuclear Materials Vol. 599; ISSN 0022-3115

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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