SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1987
STP33813S

Development of Modified Type 316 Stainless Steel for Fast Breeder Reactor Fuel Cladding Tubes

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It is suggested from the understanding of the creep behavior in cold-worked austenitic stainless steels that high out-of-reactor creep strength correlates with superior inreactor swelling resistance. The additions of small amounts of boron, phosphorus, titanium, and niobium were found to be beneficial for the improvement of the creep strength of cold-worked Type 316 stainless steel. These additions caused finely dispersed precipitates in the grains during creep at elevated temperatures and resulted in retarding the recovery of the dislocation structures induced by cold working. The cold-worked modified Type 316 stainless steel having improved out-of-reactor creep strength showed excellent resistance to swelling. It is considered that higher stability of dislocation structures at elevated temperatures is also beneficial for the improvement of swelling resistance.

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Fujiwara, M
Iron and Steel Technology Center, Kobe Steel, Ltd., Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan
Uchida, H
Iron and Steel Technology Center, Kobe Steel, Ltd., Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan
Ohta, S
Iron and Steel Technology Center, Kobe Steel, Ltd., Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan
Yuhara, S
Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Oarai Engineering Center, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
Tani, S
Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Oarai Engineering Center, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
Sato, Y
Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Oarai Engineering Center, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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Developed by Committee: E10
Pages: 127–145
DOI: 10.1520/STP33813S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5016-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0962-9