Carbon Contamination During Ion Irradiation - Accurate Detection and Characterization of its Effect on Microstructure of Ferritic/Martensitic Steels

Wang, Jing; Toloczko, Mychailo B.; Kruska, Karen; Schreiber, Daniel K.; Edwards, Danny J.; Zhu, Zihua; Zhang, Jiandong

doi:10.1038/S41598-017-15669-Y

Title: Carbon Contamination During Ion Irradiation - Accurate Detection and Characterization of its Effect on Microstructure of Ferritic/Martensitic Steels

Journal Article · Fri Nov 17 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/S41598-017-15669-Y· OSTI ID:1430729

Wang, Jing ^[1]; Toloczko, Mychailo B. ^[1]; Kruska, Karen ^[1]; Schreiber, Daniel K. ^[1]; Edwards, Danny J. ^[1]; Zhu, Zihua ^[1]; Zhang, Jiandong ^[1]

Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Accelerator-based ion beam irradiation techniques have been used to study radiation effects in materials for decades. Although carbon contamination induced by ion beams in target materials is a well-known issue in some material systems, it has not been fully characterized nor quantified for studies in ferritic/martensitic (F/M) steels that are candidate materials for applications such as core structural components in advanced nuclear reactors. It is an especially important issue for this class of material because of the strong effect of carbon level on precipitate formation. In this paper, the ability to quantify carbon contamination using three common techniques, namely time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy (ToF-SIMS), atom probe tomography (APT), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is compared. Their effectiveness and shortcomings in determining carbon contamination are presented and discussed. The corresponding microstructural changes related to carbon contamination in ion irradiated F/M steels are also presented and briefly discussed.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Fuel Cycle Technologies (NE-5)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1430729

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-129597; PII: 15669; TRN: US1802759

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 7; ISSN 2045-2322

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Country of Publication:: United States

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