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Title: Effect on fast neutron irradiation to 4 dpa at 400{degrees}C on the properties of V-(4-5)Cr-(4-5)Ti alloys

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/543277· OSTI ID:543277
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States); and others

Tensile, Charpy impact and electrical resistivity measurements have been performed at ORNL on V-4Cr-4Ti and V-5Cr-5Ti specimens that were prepared at ANL and irradiated in the lithium-bonded X530 experiment in the EBR-II fast reactor. All of the specimens were irradiated to a damage level of about 4 dpa at a temperature of {approximately}400{degrees}C. A significant amount of radiation hardening was evident in both the tensile and Charpy impact tests. The irradiated V-4Cr-4Ti yield strength measured at {approximately}390{degrees}C was >800 MPa, which is more than three times as high as the unirradiated value. The uniform elongations of the irradiated tensile specimens were typically {approximately}1%, with corresponding total elongations of 4-6%. The ductile to brittle transition temperature of the irradiated specimens was less than the unirradiated resistivity, which suggests that hardening associated with interstitial solute pickup was minimal.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI ID:
543277
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER-0313/21; ON: DE97008798; TRN: 97:020318
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Apr 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Fusion materials semiannual progress report for the period ending December 31, 1996; PB: 296 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English