TY - JOUR
T1 - Atom Probe Study of Irradiation-Enhanced α′ Precipitation in Neutron-Irradiated Fe–Cr Model Alloys
AU - Wu, Yaqiao
N1 - Wu, Yaqiao. (2015). "Atom Probe Study of Irradiation-Enhanced α′ Precipitation in Neutron-Irradiated Fe-Cr Model Alloys". Journal of Nuclear Materials, 462, 242-249.
http://dx.doi.org10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.04.005
PY - 2015/7/1
Y1 - 2015/7/1
N2 - Atom probe tomography (APT) was performed to study the effects of Cr concentrations, irradiation doses and irradiation temperatures on α′ phase formation in Fe–Cr model alloys (10–16 at.%) irradiated at 300 and 450 °C to 0.01, 0.1 and 1 dpa. For 1 dpa specimens, α′ precipitates with an average radius of 1.0–1.3 nm were observed. The precipitate density varied significantly from 1.1 × 10 23 to 2.7 × 10 24 1/m 3 , depending on Cr concentrations and irradiation temperatures. The volume fraction of α′ phase in 1 dpa specimens qualitatively agreed with the phase diagram prediction. For 0.01 dpa and 0.1 dpa, frequency distribution analysis detected slight Cr segregation in high-Cr specimens, but not in Fe–10Cr specimens. Proximity histogram analysis showed that the radial Cr concentration was highest at the center of α′ precipitates. For most precipitates, the Cr contents were significantly lower than that predicted by the phase diagram. The Cr concentration at precipitate center increased with increasing precipitate size.
AB - Atom probe tomography (APT) was performed to study the effects of Cr concentrations, irradiation doses and irradiation temperatures on α′ phase formation in Fe–Cr model alloys (10–16 at.%) irradiated at 300 and 450 °C to 0.01, 0.1 and 1 dpa. For 1 dpa specimens, α′ precipitates with an average radius of 1.0–1.3 nm were observed. The precipitate density varied significantly from 1.1 × 10 23 to 2.7 × 10 24 1/m 3 , depending on Cr concentrations and irradiation temperatures. The volume fraction of α′ phase in 1 dpa specimens qualitatively agreed with the phase diagram prediction. For 0.01 dpa and 0.1 dpa, frequency distribution analysis detected slight Cr segregation in high-Cr specimens, but not in Fe–10Cr specimens. Proximity histogram analysis showed that the radial Cr concentration was highest at the center of α′ precipitates. For most precipitates, the Cr contents were significantly lower than that predicted by the phase diagram. The Cr concentration at precipitate center increased with increasing precipitate size.
UR - https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/mse_facpubs/230
M3 - Article
JO - Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
JF - Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
ER -