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Compositional Fluctuations and Stability of Alloys Under Radiation

Krishan, K
Head of Radiation Damage and Defect Studies Group, Materials Science Laboratory,Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research,

Abromeit, C
Staff scientist,Hahn-Meitner Institut fur Kernforschung,


Pages: 13    Published: Jan 1987


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Abstract

Composition fluctuations arising from thermal effects are known to influence the spinodal decomposition in concentrated alloys. However, at very low temperatures these effects slow down because of the very small diffusion rates. This paper examines the possibility of having such fluctuations induced by radiation via the fluctuations in the supersaturated defect concentration. Various mechanisms are discussed. In particular, it is shown that the interstitial exchange with lattice atoms combined with diffusion leads to fluctuations that grow linearly with time. An estimate of this effect indicates that it has a significant contribution to the decomposition of an alloy. A detailed mathematical analysis of the phenomena is presented and application to some alloys that show spinodal like decomposition during irradiation is discussed.


Keywords:
concentrated alloys, spinodal decomposition, radiation, phase stability, concentration fluctuations

Paper ID: STP33862S
Committee/Subcommittee: E10.07
DOI: 10.1520/STP33862S
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