Contributions from research on irradiated ferritic/martensitic steels to materials science and engineering

Journal Article · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · Metallurgical Transactions, A (Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02656527· OSTI ID:6067600

Gelles, D S ^[1]

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1. Battelle Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (US)

Ferritic and martensitic steels are finding increased application for structural components in several reactor systems. Low-alloy steels have long been used for pressure vessels in light water fission reactors. Martensitic stainless steels are finding increasing usage in liquid metal fast breeder reactors and are being considered for fusion reactor applications when such systems become commercially viable. Recent efforts have evaluated the applicability of oxide dispersion-strengthened ferritic steels. Experiments on the effect of irradiation on these steels provide several examples where contributions are being made to materials science and engineering. Examples are given demonstrating improvements in basic understanding, small specimen test procedure development, and alloy development.

• OSTI ID: 6067600
• Journal Information: Metallurgical Transactions, A (Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science); (USA), Journal Name: Metallurgical Transactions, A (Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science); (USA) Vol. 21:5; ISSN MTTAB; ISSN 0360-2133
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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