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Ion Damage in 316 Stainless Steel Over a Broad Dose Range Pages: 10 Published: Jan 1982
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View License Agreement Source: STP782-EB Abstract Microstructural evolution was examined in annealed 316 stainless steel after heavy-ion bombardment in the range 1 to 256 dpa at 900 K with simultaneously implanted helium at a rate of 10 appm/dpa and deuterium at a rate of 25 appm/dpa. Phase decomposition was rather limited compared with that in neutron irradiations; only an unidentified plate-like precipitate at low dose, and blocky M2 3C6 particles on grain boundaries were formed. Swelling from cavity formation increased with dose to about 20% at about 200 dpa above which it appeared to saturate. Cavity concentrations saturated at about 100 dpa, and dislocations much earlier. The matrix cavities included a persistant complement of ∼7-nm diam small cavities. Similar-size helium bubbles were prolific on the grain boundaries. Keywords: austenitic 316 steel, heavy-ion irradiation, high dose, swelling, helium effects, phase stability, helium bubbles Paper ID: STP34385S Committee/Subcommittee: E10.07 DOI: 10.1520/STP34385S ASTM International is a member of CrossRef. | ||