SEDL / STP / STP570-EB / STP33715S



Swelling and Irradiation Induced Microstructural Changes in Nickel-Based Alloys

Rowcliffe, AF
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge,Tenn.

Diamond, S
Madison,Pa.

Bleiberg, ML
Madison,Pa.

Spitznagel, J
Westinghouse Research Laboratories, Pittsburgh,Pa.

Choyke, J
Westinghouse Research Laboratories, Pittsburgh,Pa.


Pages: 19    Published: Jan 1975


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Source: STP570-EB


Abstract

Three nickel alloys, Inconel X750, Inconel 600, and Inconel 625, and a 20 percent cold-worked Type 316 stainless steel were bombarded with 5-MeV nickel ions at 650°C (1202°F) to damage levels up to 90 displacements per atom. Post bombardment examination was carried out using 1-MeV transmission electron microscopy to image the entire range of ion damage. The evolution of the microstructure as a function of depth and displacement damage was determined by stereo microscopy. Despite variations in base composition and initial microstructure the three nickel alloys behaved in a similar fashion and exhibited an order of magnitude less swelling than the Type 316 stainless steel. In Inconel X750 containing a dispersion of γ′, loss of coherency of the γ′ particles occurred at very low doses at 550, 600, and 650°C (1022, 1112, and 1202°F). At 600 and 650°C the irradiation induced loop structure was controlled by the initial distribution of γ′, and further precipitation of fine γ′ occurred in the rest of the matrix.


Keywords:
radiation, irradiation, nickel alloys, stainless steels, ion beams, ion irradiation, electron microscopy, voids, radiation effects, precipitation

Paper ID: STP33715S
Committee/Subcommittee: E10.08
DOI: 10.1520/STP33715S
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