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In situ field-ion microscope study of the recovery behavior of ion-irradiated tungsten and tungsten alloys

Journal Article · · Acta Metall.; (United States)
Five grades of tungsten specimens with different purity levels (resistivity ratios R of 5 x 10/sup 4/, 1.5 x 10/sup 4/, 50, 15 and 5) were irradiated in situ with 30 keV W/sup +/ ions to a dose of typically 5 x 10/sup 12/ ion cm/sup -2/ at 18/sup 0/K. Examination with a low-temperature field-ion microscope (FIM) showed the isochronal-annealing spectra of the specimens to result from a large self-interstitial atom (SIA) flux at approx. 38/sup 0/K, followed by significant SIA flux from approx. 50 to 80/sup 0/K and a small amount of additional recovery up to 120/sup 0/K. The spectra for these five different R value specimens were essentially identical between 18 and 120/sup 0/K. High-purity W specimens (R = 5 x 10/sup 4/) doped with 5 x 10/sup -5/ to 1 x 10/sup -4/ atom fraction carbon showed only a small reduction in the amount of recovery observed for the long-range migration peak at 38/sup 0/K. The isochronal recovery spectra for W-Re alloy specimens (5 x 10/sup -3/ and 3 x 10/sup -2/ atom fraction Re) were radically different from the isochronal recovery spectra of pure W specimens. For both alloys the recovery of the Stage I long-range nigration peak at 38/sup 0/K was strongly suppressed; for the 3 x 10/sup -2/ atom fraction alloy, all recovery from 18 to 120/sup 0/K was virtually eliminated.
OSTI ID:
5280973
Journal Information:
Acta Metall.; (United States), Journal Name: Acta Metall.; (United States) Vol. 28:1; ISSN AMETA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English