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Title: Influence of welding and neutron irradiation on dislocation loop formation and α' precipitation in a FeCrAl alloy

Abstract

An advanced accident-tolerant FeCrAl alloy, C35 M (Fe–13Cr–10Al–1Mo, at %), and its laser-fusion weldments were studied after neutron irradiation up to 1.8 dpa at 357 °C to evaluate the radiation damage and α'-precipitation kinetics. Results show that the densities of α' in the fusion zone (FZ) and the heat-affected zone (HAZ) were only a third of that in the base material, i.e., 2.3 × 1024m-3. Here, density of dislocation loops in the FZ and HAZ were less than half of that in base material. The size of α' precipitates and the dislocation loops were found to be smaller in base material, compared to FZ and HAZ. The variances in microstructural response within the different regions were attributed to initial as-welded states of each region, indicating the impact of the pre-irradiation condition on radiation response in FeCrAl alloys.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [3]
  1. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  2. Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
OSTI Identifier:
1659640
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1564377
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725; AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Nuclear Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 527; Journal Issue: n/a; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; FeCrAl; Accident Tolerant; Welding; Dislocation Loops; Precipitation

Citation Formats

Zhang, Dalong, Briggs, Samuel A., Edmondson, Philip D., Gussev, Maxim N., Howard, Richard H., and Field, Kevin G. Influence of welding and neutron irradiation on dislocation loop formation and α' precipitation in a FeCrAl alloy. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.151784.
Zhang, Dalong, Briggs, Samuel A., Edmondson, Philip D., Gussev, Maxim N., Howard, Richard H., & Field, Kevin G. Influence of welding and neutron irradiation on dislocation loop formation and α' precipitation in a FeCrAl alloy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.151784
Zhang, Dalong, Briggs, Samuel A., Edmondson, Philip D., Gussev, Maxim N., Howard, Richard H., and Field, Kevin G. Tue . "Influence of welding and neutron irradiation on dislocation loop formation and α' precipitation in a FeCrAl alloy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.151784. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1659640.
@article{osti_1659640,
title = {Influence of welding and neutron irradiation on dislocation loop formation and α' precipitation in a FeCrAl alloy},
author = {Zhang, Dalong and Briggs, Samuel A. and Edmondson, Philip D. and Gussev, Maxim N. and Howard, Richard H. and Field, Kevin G.},
abstractNote = {An advanced accident-tolerant FeCrAl alloy, C35 M (Fe–13Cr–10Al–1Mo, at %), and its laser-fusion weldments were studied after neutron irradiation up to 1.8 dpa at 357 °C to evaluate the radiation damage and α'-precipitation kinetics. Results show that the densities of α' in the fusion zone (FZ) and the heat-affected zone (HAZ) were only a third of that in the base material, i.e., 2.3 × 1024m-3. Here, density of dislocation loops in the FZ and HAZ were less than half of that in base material. The size of α' precipitates and the dislocation loops were found to be smaller in base material, compared to FZ and HAZ. The variances in microstructural response within the different regions were attributed to initial as-welded states of each region, indicating the impact of the pre-irradiation condition on radiation response in FeCrAl alloys.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.151784},
journal = {Journal of Nuclear Materials},
number = n/a,
volume = 527,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 03 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue Sep 03 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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