Void swelling of an oxide dispersion strengthened ferritic alloy in a high voltage electron microscope

M. Snykers

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    Abstract

    An oxide dispersion strengthened ferritic alloy with nominal composition Fe-13Cr-3.5Ti-1.5Mo-2TiO2 and a cast alloy with a composition close to that of the matrix of the oxide dispersion strengthened alloy are irradiated in a high voltage electron microscope in the temperature range 380-550°C. The alloys are doped with 0-30 ppm helium. For alloys containing 10 ppm He a peak swelling temperature at 450°C is found. A maximum swelling of 1.1% is found at an irradiation dose of 20 dpa. In the absence of He no swelling is found in the temperature range 430-470°C. The swelling rate is highest at the onset of swelling. The results obtained here are quite similar to those for some ferritic steels such as FV607, EM 12 and HT9, except for the influence of He and for the dose dependence.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)80-86
    Number of pages7
    JournalJournal of Nuclear Materials
    Volume89
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 1980

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    • General Materials Science
    • Nuclear Energy and Engineering

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