Modeling thermal and irradiation-induced swelling effects on the integrity of Ti3SiC2/SiC joints
Abstract
Previously, results for CVD-SiC joined by a solid state displacement reaction to form a dual-phase SiC/MAX phase joint subsequently irradiated at 800 °C to 5 dpa indicated some cracking in the joint. Here, this paper elucidates the cracking origin by developing a model that accounts for differential thermal expansion and irradiation-induced swelling between the substrate and joint materials by using a continuum damage mechanics approach with support from micromechanical modeling. Damage accumulation in joined specimens irradiated at four temperatures (300 °C, 400 °C, 500 °C and 800 °C) is analyzed. We assume the experimental irradiation dose is sufficient to cause saturation swelling in SiC. The analyses indicate that the SiC/MAX joint survives irradiation-induced swelling at all the irradiation temperatures considered. The joint experiences only minor damage when heated to and irradiated at 800 °C as well as cooling to room temperature. The prediction agrees with the experimental findings available for this case. However, the joint heated to 300 °C suffers severe damage during irradiation-induced swelling at this temperature, and additional damage after cooling to room temperature. Irradiation at 400 °C and subsequent cooling to room temperature produced similar damage to the irradiation 300 °C case, but to a lesser extent.more »
- Authors:
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- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1395274
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1549943
- Report Number(s):
- PNN-SA-124282
Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115; PII: S0022311517303471
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830; AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Nuclear Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 495; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SiC; Fusion materials; Joining; Swelling; Neutron irradiation; Thermal expansion; Damage modeling; Finite element
Citation Formats
Nguyen, Ba Nghiep, Henager, Charles H., and Kurtz, Richard J. Modeling thermal and irradiation-induced swelling effects on the integrity of Ti3SiC2/SiC joints. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1016/J.JNUCMAT.2017.09.011.
Nguyen, Ba Nghiep, Henager, Charles H., & Kurtz, Richard J. Modeling thermal and irradiation-induced swelling effects on the integrity of Ti3SiC2/SiC joints. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JNUCMAT.2017.09.011
Nguyen, Ba Nghiep, Henager, Charles H., and Kurtz, Richard J. Fri .
"Modeling thermal and irradiation-induced swelling effects on the integrity of Ti3SiC2/SiC joints". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JNUCMAT.2017.09.011. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1395274.
@article{osti_1395274,
title = {Modeling thermal and irradiation-induced swelling effects on the integrity of Ti3SiC2/SiC joints},
author = {Nguyen, Ba Nghiep and Henager, Charles H. and Kurtz, Richard J.},
abstractNote = {Previously, results for CVD-SiC joined by a solid state displacement reaction to form a dual-phase SiC/MAX phase joint subsequently irradiated at 800 °C to 5 dpa indicated some cracking in the joint. Here, this paper elucidates the cracking origin by developing a model that accounts for differential thermal expansion and irradiation-induced swelling between the substrate and joint materials by using a continuum damage mechanics approach with support from micromechanical modeling. Damage accumulation in joined specimens irradiated at four temperatures (300 °C, 400 °C, 500 °C and 800 °C) is analyzed. We assume the experimental irradiation dose is sufficient to cause saturation swelling in SiC. The analyses indicate that the SiC/MAX joint survives irradiation-induced swelling at all the irradiation temperatures considered. The joint experiences only minor damage when heated to and irradiated at 800 °C as well as cooling to room temperature. The prediction agrees with the experimental findings available for this case. However, the joint heated to 300 °C suffers severe damage during irradiation-induced swelling at this temperature, and additional damage after cooling to room temperature. Irradiation at 400 °C and subsequent cooling to room temperature produced similar damage to the irradiation 300 °C case, but to a lesser extent. Finally, the joint heated to 500 °C and irradiated at this temperature suffered only very minor damage, but further moderate damage occurred after cooling to room temperature.},
doi = {10.1016/J.JNUCMAT.2017.09.011},
journal = {Journal of Nuclear Materials},
number = C,
volume = 495,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Fri Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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