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Neutron Irradiation Damage and Hardness Anisotropy in Molybdenum Single Crystals

Abe, K
Professor,Tohoku University,

Kanzaki, M
Graduate course student,Tohoku University,

Satou, M
Research Scientist,Tohoku University,

Arai, K
Graduate course student,Tohoku University,


Pages: 11    Published: Jan 1994


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Source: STP1175-EB


Abstract

This paper describes the anisotropy of Knoop hardness in olybdenum single crystals neutron-irradiated at high temperatures in the Fast Experimental Reactor (JOYO) and the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF/MOTA). Knoop hardness, measured on the (001) surface of the specimen, showed a maximum in the [100] indentation direction and a minimum in the [110] direction. This anisotropic behavior in body-centered-cubic metals remained the same after neutron irradiation, though the average hardness increased. The degree of relative anisotropy, i.e. the hardness ratio between [100] and [110] directions, however, decreased with increasing neutron fluence. The hardness anisotropy was analyzed using the average Taylor factor.


Keywords:
molybdenum, neutron irradiation, microhardness, anisotropy, mechanical property, Knoop hardness

Paper ID: STP23929S
Committee/Subcommittee: E10.08
DOI: 10.1520/STP23929S
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