SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1981
STP28219S

Fracture Resistance of HT-9 After Irradiation at Elevated Temperature

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HT-9, a 12 percent chromium martensitic stainless steel of interest for use in ducts for fast reactors and as a first-wall material in magnetic fusion reactors, was irradiated in the experimental breeder reactor II to obtain the first evaluation of fracture toughness changes produced by high-temperature/high-fluence irradiation in this class of alloy.

Charpy V-notch, precracked Charpy, and tension specimens were used to evaluate the tensile and fracture behavior of this steel in the as-received condition, after 5000 h of aging at 427 and 538°C and after irradiation to a fluence of 1.1 × 1022 neutron/cm2 (E > 0.1 MeV) at 419°C in flowing sodium. The results show some tendency toward temper embrittlement at 538°C and a 108 deg C shift in the ductile-to-brittle transition after irradiation at 419°C. Charpy-V energies on the upper shelf are also depressed by the irradiation but maintain adequate levels for the applications intended. Possible mechanisms for the observed response are discussed.

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Smidt, FA
Tracor, Inc., Rockville, Md.
Hawthorne, JR
Tracor, Inc., Rockville, Md.
Provenzano, V
Tracor, Inc., Rockville, Md.
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Developed by Committee: E10
Pages: 269–284
DOI: 10.1520/STP28219S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4794-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0755-7