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Title: Comparison of void swelling of ferritic-martensitic and ferritic HT9 alloys after high-dose self-ion irradiation

Abstract

In this work, ferritic-martensitic (F/M) HT9 along with fully ferritic HT9 specimens were irradiated using self-ions to 600 peak displacement-per-atom (dpa) at 450 °C. To investigate and minimize the carbon contamination effect on void swelling, two identical F/M HT9 specimens were prepared: one without a coating and the other one with a tungsten and silver coating on the surface prior to irradiation. The specimen without a coating showed carbide formation in the matrix, resulting from carbon contamination during irradiation, with no voids observed. The coated sample did not form matrix carbides, and voids were observed within the irradiated region. The same coating was applied to the ferritic HT9, and void swelling results of both the F/M HT9 and the ferritic HT9 alloys were compared after irradiation. The F/M HT9 exhibited a maximum of 2.6% swelling, while the ferritic HT9 showed a maximum of 0.8% swelling at a 400–500 nm depth, equivalent to 334 local dpa. The results were correlated with the instability of carbides in the ferritic HT9 under irradiation. Carbides in the F/M HT9 and the ferritic HT9 are both M23C6, but the matrix carbides in the ferritic HT9 were less stable under the irradiation, compared to the onesmore » on the grain boundaries in the F/M HT9. The study shows the impact of chemistry on the void swelling which overpowers the microstructural factors such as grain size and phase.« less

Authors:
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1762736
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1778605; OSTI ID: 1778773
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-20-26535
Journal ID: ISSN 1044-5803
Grant/Contract Number:  
89233218CNA000001
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Materials Characterization
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 173; Journal ID: ISSN 1044-5803
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Kim, Hyosim, Gigax, Jonathan Gregory, El-Atwani, Osman, Chancey, Matthew Ryan, Baldwin, Jon Kevin Scott, Wang, Yongqiang, and Maloy, Stuart Andrew. Comparison of void swelling of ferritic-martensitic and ferritic HT9 alloys after high-dose self-ion irradiation. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1016/j.matchar.2021.110908.
Kim, Hyosim, Gigax, Jonathan Gregory, El-Atwani, Osman, Chancey, Matthew Ryan, Baldwin, Jon Kevin Scott, Wang, Yongqiang, & Maloy, Stuart Andrew. Comparison of void swelling of ferritic-martensitic and ferritic HT9 alloys after high-dose self-ion irradiation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2021.110908
Kim, Hyosim, Gigax, Jonathan Gregory, El-Atwani, Osman, Chancey, Matthew Ryan, Baldwin, Jon Kevin Scott, Wang, Yongqiang, and Maloy, Stuart Andrew. Sat . "Comparison of void swelling of ferritic-martensitic and ferritic HT9 alloys after high-dose self-ion irradiation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2021.110908. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1762736.
@article{osti_1762736,
title = {Comparison of void swelling of ferritic-martensitic and ferritic HT9 alloys after high-dose self-ion irradiation},
author = {Kim, Hyosim and Gigax, Jonathan Gregory and El-Atwani, Osman and Chancey, Matthew Ryan and Baldwin, Jon Kevin Scott and Wang, Yongqiang and Maloy, Stuart Andrew},
abstractNote = {In this work, ferritic-martensitic (F/M) HT9 along with fully ferritic HT9 specimens were irradiated using self-ions to 600 peak displacement-per-atom (dpa) at 450 °C. To investigate and minimize the carbon contamination effect on void swelling, two identical F/M HT9 specimens were prepared: one without a coating and the other one with a tungsten and silver coating on the surface prior to irradiation. The specimen without a coating showed carbide formation in the matrix, resulting from carbon contamination during irradiation, with no voids observed. The coated sample did not form matrix carbides, and voids were observed within the irradiated region. The same coating was applied to the ferritic HT9, and void swelling results of both the F/M HT9 and the ferritic HT9 alloys were compared after irradiation. The F/M HT9 exhibited a maximum of 2.6% swelling, while the ferritic HT9 showed a maximum of 0.8% swelling at a 400–500 nm depth, equivalent to 334 local dpa. The results were correlated with the instability of carbides in the ferritic HT9 under irradiation. Carbides in the F/M HT9 and the ferritic HT9 are both M23C6, but the matrix carbides in the ferritic HT9 were less stable under the irradiation, compared to the ones on the grain boundaries in the F/M HT9. The study shows the impact of chemistry on the void swelling which overpowers the microstructural factors such as grain size and phase.},
doi = {10.1016/j.matchar.2021.110908},
journal = {Materials Characterization},
number = ,
volume = 173,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Sat Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}

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