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Title: Ion damage in 316 stainless steel over a broad dose range

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OSTI ID:5322192

Microstructural evolution was examined in annealed 316 stainless steel after heavy-ion bombardment in the range 1 to 256 dpa at 900 K with simultaneously implanted helium at a rate of 10 appm/dpa and deuterium at a rate of 25 appm/dpa. Phase decomposition was rather limited compared with that in neutron irradiations; only an unidentified plate-like precipitate at low dose, and blocky M/sub 23/C/sub 6/ particles on grain boundaries were formed. Swelling from cavity formation increased with dose to about 20% at about 170 dpa above which it appeared to saturate. Cavity concentrations saturated at about 100 dpa, and dislocations much earlier. The matrix cavities included a persistent complement of approx. 7-nm diam small cavities. Similar-size helium bubbles were prolific on the grain boundaries.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI ID:
5322192
Report Number(s):
CONF-820628-4; ON: DE82017370; TRN: 82-013537
Resource Relation:
Conference: 11. international symposium on effects of radiation on materials, American Society for Testing and Materials, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, 28 Jun 1982; Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English