Published December 2009 | Version v1
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Formation of voids and secondary-phase precipitates in the Fe-16Cr-15Ni-2Mo-1Mn-Ti-Si steel under high-doze neutron irradiation and during post-irradiation annealing

  • 1. JSC Institute of Nuclear Materials (Russian Federation)

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The effect of high-dose neutron irradiation on the structural changes in Fe-16Cr-15Ni-2Mo-1Mn-Ti-Si austenitic steel have been investigated. Samples irradiated at temperatures of 390, 500, and 600o to damage doses of 46, 86, and 46 dpa, respectively, were analyzed by electron microscopy and dilatometry. The quantitative characteristics of radiation voids and secondary-phase precipitates formed under neutron irradiation are obtained. Their behavior upon heating to 700oC and annealing at this temperature for 2 h is studied. It is shown that annealing leads to the dissociation of small voids, which is accompanied by the growth of large ones. The secondary-phase precipitates are partially dissolved upon annealing, and their volume fraction decreases.

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Journal Title
Crystallography Reports
Journal Volume
54
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 1139-1145
ISSN
1063-7745
CODEN
CYSTE3

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