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Title: Rapid heating tensile tests of high-energy-rate-forged 316L stainless steel charged with hydrogen and tritium

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OSTI ID:5613227

Rapid heating tensile tests of uncharged, hydrogen-charged, and tritium-charged-and-aged stainless steels are being used to determine effects of internal hydrogen and helium on fracture modes and mechanical properties at elevated temperatures. Testing of high-energy-rate-forged (HERF) 316L stainless steel at temperatures up to near 1200{degree}C revealed that internal hydrogen has only slight effects on mechanical properties whereas internal helium from radioactive decay of tritium causes severe embrittlement at temperatures above 500{degree}C. 3 refs., 23 figs., 2 tabs.

Research Organization:
Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/DP
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-89SR18035
OSTI ID:
5613227
Report Number(s):
DP-MS-89-9; CONF-891024-1; ON: DE89017869
Resource Relation:
Conference: The Metallurgical Society fall meeting: materials week, Indianapolis, IN (USA), 1-5 Oct 1989
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English