Modeling defect cluster evolution in irradiated structural materials: Focus on comparing to high-resolution experimental characterization studies

Wirth, Brian D.; Hu, Xunxiang; Kohnert, Aaron; Xu, Donghua

doi:10.1557/jmr.2015.25

Title: Modeling defect cluster evolution in irradiated structural materials: Focus on comparing to high-resolution experimental characterization studies

Journal Article · Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Journal of Materials Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2015.25· OSTI ID:1265497

Wirth, Brian D. ^[1]; Hu, Xunxiang ^[1]; Kohnert, Aaron ^[2]; Xu, Donghua ^[2]

Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering

Exposure of metallic structural materials to irradiation environments results in significant microstructural evolution, property changes, and performance degradation, which limits the extended operation of current generation light water reactors and restricts the design of advanced fission and fusion reactors. Further, it is well recognized that these irradiation effects are a classic example of inherently multiscale phenomena and that the mix of radiation-induced features formed and the corresponding property degradation depend on a wide range of material and irradiation variables. This inherently multiscale evolution emphasizes the importance of closely integrating models with high-resolution experimental characterization of the evolving radiation-damaged microstructure. Lastly, this article provides a review of recent models of the defect microstructure evolution in irradiated body-centered cubic materials, which provide good agreement with experimental measurements, and presents some outstanding challenges, which will require coordinated high-resolution characterization and modeling to resolve.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; SC0006661

OSTI ID:: 1265497

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 30, Issue 09; ISSN 0884-2914

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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