Published 1977 | Version v1
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Influence of alloy constitution on the swelling of austenitic stainless steels and nickel based alloys

Creators

  • 1. UKAEA Reactor Group, Springfields, Eng.

Description

A range of annealed austenitic stainless steels and nickel based alloys have been irradiated unstressed in the Dounreay Fast Reactor to 48 atomic displacements per atom (dpa) at temperatures between 400 and 6000C. During irradiation voids have formed in all materials and caused the specimens, which are right solid cylinders, to swell. The magnitude of swelling has been determined from precise length measurements carried out on the specimens before and after irradiation. From these data the swelling rate with dose has been derived for each alloy at each irradiation temperature which has enabled comparisons of swelling as a function of temperature to be made between the alloys. It is concluded that swelling in Fe-Cr-Ni alloys is substantially controlled by alloy constitution together with a smaller, but not insignificant, contribution from minor elements in solution

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
LMFBR

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc.
Imprint Place
New York
Imprint Title
Radiation effects in breeder reactor structural materials
Journal Page Range
p. 467-477.

Conference

Title
Conference on radiation effects in breeder reactor structural materials.
Dates
19 - 23 Jun 1977.
Place
Scottsdale, AZ, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
10449708
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AUSTENITIC STEELS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; NICKEL BASE ALLOYS; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; REACTOR MATERIALS; STAINLESS STEELS; SWELLING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; BREEDER REACTORS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; DEFORMATION; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; NICKEL ALLOYS; RADIATION EFFECTS; REACTORS; STEELS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS