SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 2000
STP12454S

Effect of Ionizing and Displacive Components of Irradiation on the Structural Transformations in Pyrolitic Boron Nitride Ceramics

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The structure of pyrolitic boron nitride (BN) samples assembled to a package and irradiated with protons has been studied with Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Shift and change of shape of X-ray bands and change of Raman band shape have been found to correlate with the calculated values of energy losses along the proton track. Ionizing constituent of irradiation is responsible for a change of the state of grain boundaries and partial recrystallization of pyrolitic BN. Displacive constituent of irradiation is responsible for stacking fault formation in the grains. A mechanism of the effect of ionizing constituent of irradiation has been introduced, where energy release on grain boundaries and break of chemical bonds on the boundaries result in partial recrystallization of the material. According to this mechanism the recrystallization is much more feasible in pre-irradiated materials.

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Stepanov, VA
SSC RF — Institute of Physics and Power Engineering, Obninsk, Russia
Stepanov, PA
SSC RF — Institute of Physics and Power Engineering, Obninsk, Russia
Chernov, VM
SSC RF — Institute of Physics and Power Engineering, Obninsk, Russia
Golovinov, AV
Moscow Steel and Alloys Institute, Moscow, Russia
Kryukova, LM
Moscow Steel and Alloys Institute, Moscow, Russia
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Developed by Committee: E10
Pages: 1084–1090
DOI: 10.1520/STP12454S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5419-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-2852-1