Tritium permeability and pressure dependence of 304L stainless steel in the temperature range 723 to 1023 K

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Metall. Trans., A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02644227· OSTI ID:6974236

Matsuyama, M ^[1]; Redman, J D

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1. Toyama Univ., Japan

Knowledge of tritium permeability is important to the development of the nuclear fission and the thermonuclear reactor systems. Numerous investigations concerning permeability and diffusivity of hydrogen isotopes for various metals and alloys have been reported. In recent papers, it has been reported that oxide layers formed on the surfaces of alloys markedly affected the permeation of tritium, and also that both the permeability constant and the activation energy for tritium permeation were different for nonoxidized austenitic steels and ferritic steels. Tritium permeation through 304L stainless steel, which has one of the lowest nickel and carbon contents of the austenitic steels, had not been measured and was the subject of the present study.

• OSTI ID: 6974236
• Journal Information: Metall. Trans., A; (United States), Vol. 14A
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
STAINLESS STEEL-304
PERMEABILITY
TRITIUM
DIFFUSION
HIGH TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
ALLOYS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CHROMIUM STEELS
CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEELS
CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS
HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS
HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MATERIALS
NICKEL ALLOYS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
STAINLESS STEELS
STEELS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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