Mechanisms of stored energy release in silicon carbide materials neutron-irradiated at elevated temperatures

Koyanagi, Takaaki; Wang, Hsin; Karakoc, Omer; Kato, Yutai

doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2022.110413

Title: Mechanisms of stored energy release in silicon carbide materials neutron-irradiated at elevated temperatures

Journal Article · 19 January 2022 · Materials & Design

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.110413 · OSTI ID:1842619

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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Understanding the stored energy release behavior of SiC is crucial for the design of SiC-based fuel cladding for light water reactors because stored energy release affects response during accident conditions. Differential scanning calorimetry was used to evaluate the stored energy of monolithic SiC and SiC fiber–reinforced SiC matrix composite variants following neutron irradiation under light water reactor–relevant dose and temperature conditions. The tests were performed at heating rates of 0.5, 3, and 20 K/min up to 1,273 K. The onset temperature of the energy release roughly corresponded to the irradiation temperature, and energy release was delayed as the heating rate increased. The monolithic and composite specimens exhibited similar stored energy release behavior up to ~1,000 K, and above that temperature, the energy release depended more on material type. The energy release measured in this study is below the material-specific heat capacity at temperatures below ~1,000 K but exceeds it under certain material and annealing conditions at temperatures above ~1,000 K. The amount of irradiation-induced volumetric swelling of the specimens was an indication of the total stored energy. Based on this observation, the energy release behavior was described by a swelling recovery model.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1842619

Journal Information:: Materials & Design, Journal Name: Materials & Design Journal Issue: NA Vol. 214; ISSN 0264-1275

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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