Effects of neutron irradiation at 450/sup 0/C and 16 dpa on the properties of various commercial copper alloys

Conference · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6176475

Brager, H R; Heinisch, H L; Garner, F A

High-purity copper and eight copper alloys were irradiated to approx. 16 dpa at approx. 450/sup 0/C in the MOTA experiment in FFTF. These alloys were also examined after aging at 400/sup 0/C for 1000 hours. The radiation-induced changes in the electrial conductivity, tensile properties and density were measured and compared to those of the aged materials. The changes in conductivity can be either positive or negative depending on the alloy. Changes in tensile properties of most, but not all, of the alloys seem to be primarily dependent on thermal effects rather than the effect of atomic displacements. Radiation at 450/sup 0/C induced changes in density varying from 0.66% densification to 16.6% swelling. The latter occurred in Cu-0.1% Ag and implies a swelling rate of at least approx. 1%/dpa.

• Research Organization: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76FF02170
• OSTI ID: 6176475
• Report Number(s): HEDL-SA-3174-FP; CONF-841246-18; ON: DE85005716
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALLOYS
BARYON REACTIONS
COPPER
COPPER ALLOYS
DATA
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HADRON REACTIONS
HIGH TEMPERATURE
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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
METALS
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON REACTIONS
NUMERICAL DATA
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION EFFECTS
SWELLING
TENSILE PROPERTIES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS