SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1992
STP17942S

Postirradiation Strength and Deformation of Ferritic Fe-Cr Binary Alloys

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Six binary Fe-Cr alloys with chromium levels ranging from 3 to 18% were tensile tested at room temperature following irradiation at 365, 403, and 574°C to doses of 7.4, 37.7, and 34.3 dpa, respectively. Irradiation at 365 and 403°C produced significant strengthening at all chromium levels, with concurrent reductions in ductility. Strength levels were insensitive to composition, irradiation temperature, or neutron exposure. Irradiation at 574°C produced strength increases at only the two highest chromium levels. The results are attributed to dislocation loop and void development at 365 and 403°C, and phase instability at 574°C. No evidence for channel fracture was found.

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Hamilton, ML
Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, WA
Gelles, DS
Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, WA
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Developed by Committee: E10
Pages: 1234–1242
DOI: 10.1520/STP17942S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5187-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1477-7