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Title: Lattice swelling and modulus change in a helium-implanted tungsten alloy: X-ray micro-diffraction, surface acoustic wave measurements, and multiscale modelling

Abstract

Using X-ray micro-diffraction and surface acoustic wave spectroscopy, we measure lattice swelling and elastic modulus changes in aW-1% Re alloy after implantation with 3110 appm of helium. An observed lattice expansion of a fraction of a per cent gives rise to an order of magnitude larger reduction in the surface acoustic wave velocity. A multiscale model, combining elasticity and density functional theory, is applied to the interpretation of observations. The measured lattice swelling is consistent with the relaxation volume of self-interstitial and helium-filled vacancy defects that dominate the helium-implanted material microstructure. Larger scale atomistic simulations using an empirical potential confirm the findings of the elasticity and density functional theory model for swelling. The reduction of surface acoustic wave velocity predicted by density functional theory calculations agrees remarkably well with experimental observations.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science - Office of Basic Energy Sciences - Materials Sciences and Engineering Division
OSTI Identifier:
1239318
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Acta Materialia
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 89; Journal ID: ISSN 1359-6454
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Hoffmann, F., Nguyen-Manh, D., Gilbert, M. R., Beck, C. E., Eliason, J. K., Maznev, A. A., Liu, W., Armstrong, D. E.J., Nelson, K. A., and Dudarev, S. L. Lattice swelling and modulus change in a helium-implanted tungsten alloy: X-ray micro-diffraction, surface acoustic wave measurements, and multiscale modelling. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2015.01.055.
Hoffmann, F., Nguyen-Manh, D., Gilbert, M. R., Beck, C. E., Eliason, J. K., Maznev, A. A., Liu, W., Armstrong, D. E.J., Nelson, K. A., & Dudarev, S. L. Lattice swelling and modulus change in a helium-implanted tungsten alloy: X-ray micro-diffraction, surface acoustic wave measurements, and multiscale modelling. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2015.01.055
Hoffmann, F., Nguyen-Manh, D., Gilbert, M. R., Beck, C. E., Eliason, J. K., Maznev, A. A., Liu, W., Armstrong, D. E.J., Nelson, K. A., and Dudarev, S. L. 2015. "Lattice swelling and modulus change in a helium-implanted tungsten alloy: X-ray micro-diffraction, surface acoustic wave measurements, and multiscale modelling". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2015.01.055.
@article{osti_1239318,
title = {Lattice swelling and modulus change in a helium-implanted tungsten alloy: X-ray micro-diffraction, surface acoustic wave measurements, and multiscale modelling},
author = {Hoffmann, F. and Nguyen-Manh, D. and Gilbert, M. R. and Beck, C. E. and Eliason, J. K. and Maznev, A. A. and Liu, W. and Armstrong, D. E.J. and Nelson, K. A. and Dudarev, S. L.},
abstractNote = {Using X-ray micro-diffraction and surface acoustic wave spectroscopy, we measure lattice swelling and elastic modulus changes in aW-1% Re alloy after implantation with 3110 appm of helium. An observed lattice expansion of a fraction of a per cent gives rise to an order of magnitude larger reduction in the surface acoustic wave velocity. A multiscale model, combining elasticity and density functional theory, is applied to the interpretation of observations. The measured lattice swelling is consistent with the relaxation volume of self-interstitial and helium-filled vacancy defects that dominate the helium-implanted material microstructure. Larger scale atomistic simulations using an empirical potential confirm the findings of the elasticity and density functional theory model for swelling. The reduction of surface acoustic wave velocity predicted by density functional theory calculations agrees remarkably well with experimental observations.},
doi = {10.1016/j.actamat.2015.01.055},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1239318}, journal = {Acta Materialia},
issn = {1359-6454},
number = ,
volume = 89,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}