Effects of Fe self-ion irradiation on a low carbon MX-ODS steel at 550°C

Autor: Yuwen Xu, Di Yun, Xu Yan, Ping Zhang, Wei Yan, Yanfen Li, Chao Li, Jiao Li, Tongmin Zhang, Jun Li, Junjun Zhou, Long Kang, Chenyang Lu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Energy Research, Vol 10 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-598X
DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2022.988745
Popis: Oxide Dispersion Strengthened (ODS) steels with nano-scale oxides have become one of the candidate materials used in advanced nuclear reactor systems. A novel MX-ODS steel with extremely low carbon content was irradiated with 3 MeV Fe ions at 550°C up to peak damage of 70 dpa. The steel contains uniformly distributed Y2O3 nano-precipitates with an average size of 3.5 nm and a number density of 5 × 1022/m3. A V-rich shell was found surrounding the core of Y, O, and Si at some particles. Two types of large precipitates, Y-Ta-Si oxides, and VN, were observed in the steel instead of carbides. Voids of very small size are present due to irradiation and the calculated void swelling was only 0.004%, suggesting good irradiation tolerance of the MX-ODS steel in this study. Fine and dense oxide nano-precipitates and their shell-core structure remained stable while the shape of large precipitates changed after irradiation.
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