Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 1041097
Exploitation of thermal gradients for investigation of irradiation temperature effects with charged particles
Exploitation of thermal gradients for investigation of irradiation temperature effects with charged particles // Scientific reports, 9 (2019), 1; 13541, 10 doi:10.1038/s41598-019-49585-0 (međunarodna recenzija, članak, znanstveni)
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Naslov
Exploitation of thermal gradients for investigation of irradiation temperature effects with charged particles
Autori
Hardie, Chris D. ; London, Andrew J. ; Lim, Joven J. H. ; Bamber, Rob ; Tadić, Tonči ; Vukšić, Marin ; Fazinić, Stjepko
Izvornik
Scientific reports (2045-2322) 9
(2019), 1;
13541, 10
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni
Ključne riječi
mechanical-properties ; structural-materials ; neutron-irradiation ; copper-alloys ; dose-rate ; ion ; precipitation ; helium ; damage ; Fe
Sažetak
The effects of radiation damage on materials are strongly dependant on temperature, making it arguably the most significant parameter of concern in nuclear engineering. Owing to the challenges and expense of irradiating and testing materials, material property data is often limited to few irradiation conditions and material variants. A new technique has been developed which enables the investigation of radiation damage of samples subject to a thermal gradient, whereby a wealth of data over a range of irradiation temperatures is produced from a single irradiation experiment. The results produced are practically inaccessible by use of multiple conventional isothermal irradiations. We present a precipitation-hardened copper alloy (CuCrZr) case-study irradiated with a linear temperature gradient between 125 and 440 degrees C. Subsequent micro-scale post irradiation characterisation (nanoindentation, transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography) highlight the capability to observe mechanical and microstructural changes over a wide range of irradiation temperatures. We observed irradiation-softening in CuCrZr that did not occur due to irradiation-enhanced aging of the Crprecipitates. Excellent reproducibility of the new technique was demonstrated and replicated irradiation-hardening data from several isothermal neutron irradiation studies. Our new technique provides this data at a fraction of the time and cost required by conventional irradiation experiments.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
Znanstvena područja
Fizika
POVEZANOST RADA
Ustanove:
Institut "Ruđer Bošković", Zagreb
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- Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC)
- Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXP)
- SCI-EXP, SSCI i/ili A&HCI
- Scopus
- MEDLINE