1. Irradiation response in weldment and HIP joint of reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steel, F82H.
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Hirose, T., Sokolov, M.A., Ando, M., Tanigawa, H., Shiba, K., Stoller, R.E., and Odette, G.R.
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EFFECT of radiation on metals , *ARTIFICIAL hip joints , *FERRITIC steel , *FUSION reactor blankets , *DIFFUSION bonding (Metals) - Abstract
Abstract: This work investigates irradiation response in the joints of F82H employed for a fusion breeding blanket. The joints, which were prepared using welding and diffusion welding, were irradiated up to 6dpa in the High Flux Isotope Reactor at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Post-irradiation tests revealed hardening in weldment (WM) and base metal (BM) greater than 300MPa. However, the heat affected zones (HAZ) exhibit about half that of WM and BM. Therefore, neutron irradiation decreased the strength of the HAZ, leaving it in danger of local deformation in this region. Further the hardening in WM made with an electron beam was larger than that in WM made with tungsten inert gas welding. However the mechanical properties of the diffusion-welded joint were very similar to those of BM even after the irradiation. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2013
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