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Title: Thermophysical property and pore structure evolution in stressed and non-stressed neutron irradiated IG-110 nuclear graphite

Abstract

The nuclear graphite, IG-110, was irradiated with and without a compressive load of 5 MPa at ~400 C up to 9.3x1025 n/m2 (E>0.1 MeV.) Following irradiation physical properties were studied to compare the effect of graphite irradiation on microstructure developed under compression and in stress-free condition. Properties included: dimensional change, thermal conductivity, dynamic modulus, and CTE. The effect of stress on open internal porosity was determined through nitrogen adsorption. The IG-110 graphite experienced irradiation-induced creep that is differentiated from irradiation-induced swelling. Irradiation under stress resulted in somewhat greater thermal conductivity and coefficient of thermal expansion. While a significant increase in dynamic modulus occurs, no differentiation between materials irradiated with and without compressive stress was observed. Nitrogen adsorption analysis suggests a difference in pore evolution in the 0.3-40 nm range for graphite irradiated with and without stress, but this evolution is seen to be a small contributor to the overall dimensional change.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [2]
  1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  3. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
OSTI Identifier:
1302939
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1359418
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Nuclear Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 476; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; neutron irradiation; graphite; creep

Citation Formats

Snead, Lance L., Contescu, C. I., Byun, T. S., and Porter, W. Thermophysical property and pore structure evolution in stressed and non-stressed neutron irradiated IG-110 nuclear graphite. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.04.042.
Snead, Lance L., Contescu, C. I., Byun, T. S., & Porter, W. Thermophysical property and pore structure evolution in stressed and non-stressed neutron irradiated IG-110 nuclear graphite. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.04.042
Snead, Lance L., Contescu, C. I., Byun, T. S., and Porter, W. 2016. "Thermophysical property and pore structure evolution in stressed and non-stressed neutron irradiated IG-110 nuclear graphite". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.04.042. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1302939.
@article{osti_1302939,
title = {Thermophysical property and pore structure evolution in stressed and non-stressed neutron irradiated IG-110 nuclear graphite},
author = {Snead, Lance L. and Contescu, C. I. and Byun, T. S. and Porter, W.},
abstractNote = {The nuclear graphite, IG-110, was irradiated with and without a compressive load of 5 MPa at ~400 C up to 9.3x1025 n/m2 (E>0.1 MeV.) Following irradiation physical properties were studied to compare the effect of graphite irradiation on microstructure developed under compression and in stress-free condition. Properties included: dimensional change, thermal conductivity, dynamic modulus, and CTE. The effect of stress on open internal porosity was determined through nitrogen adsorption. The IG-110 graphite experienced irradiation-induced creep that is differentiated from irradiation-induced swelling. Irradiation under stress resulted in somewhat greater thermal conductivity and coefficient of thermal expansion. While a significant increase in dynamic modulus occurs, no differentiation between materials irradiated with and without compressive stress was observed. Nitrogen adsorption analysis suggests a difference in pore evolution in the 0.3-40 nm range for graphite irradiated with and without stress, but this evolution is seen to be a small contributor to the overall dimensional change.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.04.042},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1302939}, journal = {Journal of Nuclear Materials},
issn = {0022-3115},
number = C,
volume = 476,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Apr 23 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Sat Apr 23 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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