Correlative STEM-APT characterization of radiation-induced segregation and precipitation of in-service BWR 304 stainless steel

Lach, Timothy G.; Olszta, Matthew J.; Taylor, Sandra D.; Yano, Kayla H.; Edwards, Dan J.; Byun, Thak Sang; Chou, Peter H.; Schreiber, Daniel K.

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2021.152894

Title: Correlative STEM-APT characterization of radiation-induced segregation and precipitation of in-service BWR 304 stainless steel

Journal Article · Sat Feb 20 00:00:00 UTC 2021 · Journal of Nuclear Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2021.152894 · OSTI ID:1771900

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Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate
Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States)

In this study, radiation induced segregation and precipitation phenomena in an in-service boiling water reactor 304 stainless steel component were investigated using directly correlated 3D-atom probe tomography and scanning transmission electron microscopy. Significant quantitative differences in measured segregation at grain boundaries were found between the atom probe and energy dispersive spectroscopy measurements of the exact same locations. In particular, a much stronger Si segregation (~10 atomic% via atom probe versus ~4 atomic% via electron microscopy) and different Cr profile shapes were detected that are critical to models of radiation induced segregation and stress corrosion cracking behavior. These quantitative differences highlight the need for comparative microscopy and critical evaluation of limitations in each analytical method. Elemental segregation to dislocations and conjoined-clusters were also highlighted by atom probe; confirming and expanding upon what has been observed in test reactor neutron and accelerator-based ion irradiations.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Fundamental Understanding of Transport Under Reactor Extremes (FUTURE); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1771900

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA--156621

Journal Information:: Journal of Nuclear Materials, Journal Name: Journal of Nuclear Materials Vol. 549; ISSN 0022-3115

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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