SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 2000
STP12449S

Thermoelectric Power: A Nondestructive Method for Monitoring Irradiation Effects in Ferritic Steels

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We try to develop nondestructive methods to monitor the effects of neutron irradiation in ferritic alloys. In this paper we report results obtained with a method based on thermoelectric power (TEP). This method is already used to monitor the thermal aging of duplex stainless steels.

It is shown that the measurement of the thermoelectric power allows the monitoring of the effects of i) electron irradiations on Fe-Cu model alloys, and ii) neutron irradiations on industrial pressure vessel steels. The recovery of these irradiation effects during thermal annealing can also be followed with the proposed method.

On the basis of the results obtained on Fe-Cu alloys, we propose a law to determine the limit of copper solubility in α iron at temperatures below 600°C.

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Miloudi, S
Electricité de France, Moret sur Loing, France
Jumel, S
Electricité de France, Moret sur Loing, France
Pareige, P
Université-INSA de Rouen, Mont Saint Aignan, France
Coste, J-F
Electricité de France, Moret sur Loing, France
Van Duysen, J-C
Laboratoire de Métallurgie Physique, Université de Lille I, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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Developed by Committee: E10
Pages: 1029–1042
DOI: 10.1520/STP12449S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5419-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-2852-1