Temperature dependence of the deformation behavior of 316 stainless steel after low temperature neutron irradiation [electronic resource].

Published: Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1996.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description: pages 225-238 : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators: Oak Ridge National Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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The effects of low temperature neutron irradiation on the tensile behavior of 316 stainless steel have been investigated. A single heat of solution annealed 316 was irradiated to 7 and 18 dpa at 60, 200, 330, and 400°C. The tensile properties as a function of dose and as a function of temperature were examined. Large changes in yield strength, deformation mode, strain to necking, and strain hardening capacity were seen in this irradiation experiment. The magnitudes of the changes are dependent on both irradiation temperature and neutron dose. Irradiation can more than triple the yield strength over the unirradiated value and decrease the strain to necking (STN) to less than 0.5% under certain conditions. A maximum increase in yield strength and a minimum in the STN occur after irradiation at 330°C but the failure mode remains ductile.

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E 1.99:doe/er--0313/20
doe/er--0313/20

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Published through SciTech Connect.
10/01/1996.
"doe/er--0313/20"
"DE97000700"
Rowcliffe, A.F.; Grossbeck, M.L.; Pawel-Robertson, J.E.

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AC05-96OR22464

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