• V. K. Shamardin
  • M. M. Abramova
  • T. M. Bulanova
  • A. A. Karsakov
  • A. E. Fedoseev
  • A. V. Obukhov
  • R. Z. Valiev
  • I. V. Alexandrov
  • G. I. Raab
  • N. A. Enikeev

An ultrafine-grained (UFG) austenite Cr-Ni stainless steel was produced by equal-channel angular pressing. The UFG samples were irradiated in a research nuclear reactor up to damaging doses of 12 and 15 dpa at 350 °C and 450 °C, respectively. The post-irradiation examination featured in this work covers microstructural and mechanical property changes at test temperatures of 20–650 °C. Microstructural studies showed that the concentration of Frank loops was considerably lower in the UFG steel compared to in the coarse-grained material. It was also found that irradiation resulted in precipitation of α-phase in triple junctions of the UFG steel. The post-irradiation examination of mechanical properties testified that the UFG steel exhibited lower irradiation hardening and higher strength compared to the coarse-grained material in the entire testing temperatures range, and improved ductility when tested at 500–650 °C. In summary, we testified that microstructure refinement of an austenite stainless steel down to UFG scale led to enhancement of its resistance to neutron irradiation at elevated temperatures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)365-372
Number of pages8
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering A
Volume712
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Jan 2018

    Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials Science(all)

    Research areas

  • Austenite stainless steel, Mechanical properties, Microstructure, Neutron irradiation, Ultrafine-grained materials, STAINLESS-STEEL, BEHAVIOR, RESISTANCE, ION IRRADIATION, MICROSTRUCTURE, NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS

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