Published February 15, 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Recent applications of small-angle neutron scattering in the characterization of irradiated steels for nuclear technologies

  • 1. ENEA-Casaccia, UTFISSM-PRONOC, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Roma (Italy)
  • 2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IMF I, PO Box 3640, D-76021 Karlsruhe (Germany)
  • 3. ENEA-Faenza, UTTMATF, Via Ravegnana 186, 48018 Faenza (Italy)
  • 4. Institut Max von Laue - Paul Langevin, 6 rue Jules Horowitz, 38042 Grenoble (France)

Description

Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) is a powerful experimental tool to investigate the microstructural evolution under irradiation in steels for fission and future fusion reactor systems. We present recent SANS results concerning the modelling of helium bubble growth in F82H-mod. steel implanted with α-particles and the dose dependence of microstructural radiation damage in Eurofer-97 steel for fusion reactors irradiated at 250 oC. The discussion of these results is focussed on the quality of the metallurgical information obtained by such SANS measurements and consequently on their usefulness also for engineering and design purposes.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2010.09.012

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jnucmat.2010.09.012;
PII
S0022-3115(10)00488-5;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Nuclear Materials
Journal Volume
409
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 100-105
ISSN
0022-3115
CODEN
JNUMAM

Conference

Title
IAEA-EC topical meeting on development of new structural materials for advanced fission and fusion reactor materials (TR-37435)
Dates
5-9 Oct 2009
Place
Barcelona (Spain)

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