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PROGRESS ON LOW ACTIVATION STRUCTURAL STEELS. RECENT RESULTS ON NANOSTRUCTURED FERRITIC ALLOYS A.F.ROWCLIFFE (ORNL) ARIES PROJECT MEETING U.C.S.D. Jan 22 nd . – Jan 23 rd 2013. Nanostructured Ferritic Alloys (NFAs ). BF-TEM of 14YWT SM10 Heat. < Grain size > = 136 (+/- 14) nm. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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PROGRESS ON LOW ACTIVATION STRUCTURAL STEELS
RECENT RESULTS ON NANOSTRUCTURED FERRITIC ALLOYS
A.F.ROWCLIFFE (ORNL)
ARIES PROJECT MEETINGU.C.S.D.
Jan 22nd. – Jan 23rd 2013
Nanograin structure & high density of nanoclusters. High energy mechanical alloying plus high power consolidation Very large interfacial area (NC-matrix and grain boundaries) enhances
recombination of point defects as well as accommodation of helium atoms or bubbles in irradiation.
In ferritic phase, the nanograins & NCs are exceptionally stable up to very high temperatures.
Nanostructured Ferritic Alloys (NFAs)
<Grain size> = 136 (+/- 14) nm
BF-TEM of 14YWT SM10 Heat Nv = 1-7 x 1023 m-3 <r> = 1.8 (+/- 0.4) nm
HR-TEM
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NFAs have outstanding strength and creep properties
M.A.Sokolov, D.T.Hoelzer, L.Tan (ORNL)
12YWT: First discovery of NC by 3DAP in 1999 (ORNL) MA957: Patented by INCO (1978); NC discovered by 3-DAP in 2003 (ORNL)14YWT: Developed at ORNL; initial project started in 2001
• MA957 and 12YWT are not commercially available- 12YWT was produced only
once as a small heat by Kobe Steel, Ltd.
- Production of MA957 was discontinued by INCO
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FRACTURE TOUGHNESS-STRENGTH PROPERTIES
• UNIQUE NANO-SCALE MICROSTRUCTURE OF THE LOW ACTIVATION NFA 14YWT CHALLENGES THE HIGH STRENGTH-LOW TOUGHNESS PARADIGM FOR STRUCTURAL ALLOYS
D.T.Hoelzer ORNL, unpublished work
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14YWT7000 Series Al AlloyMulti-phase Nb AlloyZr BMGSuper Bainite SteelAF1410
Frac
ture
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ghne
ss /T
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Pam
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Neutron irradiation of 14YWT and 14WT at 300oC, 580oC, and 670oC to ~1.5 dpa (HFIR Rabbit capsules)
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14YWT (unirradiated) 14WT (unirradiated) 14YWT (T
irr=300oC) 14WT (T
irr=300oC)
14YWT (Tirr
=580oC) 14WT (Tirr
=580oC)
14YWT (Tirr
=670oC) 14WT (Tirr
=670oC)
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Irradiated Yield Stress
D.A. McClintock et al., JNM 386-388 (2009)
No DBTT shift was observed in 14YWT after irradiation at 300oC to ~ 1.5 dpa compared to 85oC
shift in Eurofer-ODS
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= 300oC)
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= 300oC)Frac
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Temperature [C]
Irradiated 14YWT Fracture Toughness
D.A. McClintock, et al., JNM 392 (2009)
Eurofer-ODS
HELIUM MANAGEMENT IN ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ALLOYS
• TEM images of Eurofer 97 (TMS), (a, b), and MA957 (NFA) (c,d)• Neutron irradiated to 25dpa at 500C and simultaneously implanted with
~1450 appm He• G.R.Odette et al., Fusion Materials Semi-Annual Report, DOE/ER-0313/51
HELIUM MANAGEMENT IN ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ALLOYS
• High helium content (1450appm) promotes the formation of a large population of voids in neutron irradiated Eurofer 97
• Same quantity of helium is trapped by ~2nm clusters/particles in MA957 with no void formation
• Swelling rate theory extrapolations indicate that NFA will remain damage-tolerant to much higher levels of dpa and helium
• Extrapolations for the TMS indicate continuing growth of voids with eventual transition to a linear (with dose) swelling regime
NFAs WITH IMPROVED FRACTURE RESISTANCE• NFAs based on 12-14% Cr tend to exhibit reduced grain
boundary fracture resistance with increasing temperature > 400C
• New approaches to NFA fabrication involve controlled phase transformation during high temperature rolling to strengthen grain boundaries while retaining the nano-scale microstructure for high strength and radiation damage resistance
• New compositions are based on Fe-9Cr-2W-0.4Ti-0.2V- 0.3 Y2O3
• Initial results from a joint ORNL-KAERI project funded by Office of Nuclear Science and Technology show promise.
MICROSTRUCTURE OF NEW NFAs
T.S.Byun,D.T.Hoelzer (ORNL), J.H.Koon (KAERI); unpublished work10
9YWTV-PM2Fe-9Cr-2W-0.4Ti-0.2V-0.05C+0.3Y2O3
9YWTV-PM1Fe-9Cr-2W-0.4Ti-0.2V-0.12C-0.3Y2O3
PM1PM2
Strength & Ductility of 9Cr NFAs
• New base NFAs retain YS higher than 500 MPa at 700°C.• Improved ductility for both new NFAs compared to 14YWT
T.S.Byun, D.T.Hoelzer (ORNL), J.H.Koon (KAERI); unpublished work 11
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Effect of Controlled Rolling 9YWTV-PM on High Temperature Fracture Resistance
T.S.Byun, D.T.Hoelzer ( ORNL ), J.H.Koon (KAERI); unpublished work
• Improvement of fracture toughness in controlled rolled 9YWTV-PM2 is significant.
• The 9YWTV-PM2 controlled rolled at 900°C for 50% reduction resulted in the best fracture toughness among NFAs, which is as high as those of non-ODS F/M steels.
• Potential avenue for NFAs based on 9Cr with improved high temperature fracture resistance
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LMP T(K)[25 + log10t(h)]
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ss (M
Pa)
900°C, 1104h
800°C, 14235h
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650°C, 13000h
600°C, 17000h
650°C, 1080h650°C16h
650°C>72h
825°C, 57600h(in test)
800°C, 38555h
800°C, 16584h(in test)
Creep performance of NFAs
• Creep test on ruptured MA957 started in Oct., 2003 (INE• Creep test on 14YWT-SM10 started in April, 2008
• Klueh et al, J. Nucl. Mat., (2005)• I-NERI FY01-04
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Ruptured after ~38,555 h