Published 1990 | Version v1
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Irradiation creep in austenitic stainless steel at 60 to 400 degrees C with a fusion reactor helium to dpa ratio

  • 1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
  • 2. Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokyo (Japan)

Description

Irradiation creep was investigated in the alloys-prime candidate alloy (PCA), Japanese Fusion Energy Program (JPCA), and American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 316 (UNS S31600) stainless steel. Tubes pressurized to stress levels of 50 to 400 MPa were irradiated in the Oak Ridge Research Reactor (ORR) with the neutron spectrum tailored to achieve the fusion reactor helium:dpa value of 12 appm/dpa in AISI 316 stainless steel. Irradiation temperatures of 60, 330, and 400 degrees C were investigated, and the irradiation produced 8 dpa and a maximum of about 100 appm helium. Irradiation creep rates of 2.2 to 14 x 10-4 MPa-1 dpa-1 were observed, similar to those found previously in similar experiments in the ORR. The low temperature irradiation creep was interpreted in terms of a new model for irradiation creep based on transient climb-enabled glide. The results are important in the design of experimental fusion reactors where temperatures below 100 degrees C are being considered for the operation of high flux components

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
ASTM.
Imprint Place
Philadelphia, PA (USA)
Imprint Title
Effects of radiation on materials
Imprint Pagination
820 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 537-550.

Conference

Title
14. international symposium on effects of radiation on materials.
Dates
27-29 Jun 1988.
Place
Andover, MA (USA).

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-880613--.