Detecting self-ion irradiation-induced void swelling in pure copper using transient grating spectroscopy

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作者
Dennett, C. A. [1 ]
So, K. P. [1 ]
Kushima, A. [1 ,2 ]
Buller, D. L. [3 ]
Hattar, K. [3 ]
Short, M. P. [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT, Dept Nucl Sci & Engn, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[2] Univ Cent Florida, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Adv Mat Proc & Anal Ctr, Orlando, FL 32816 USA
[3] Sandia Natl Labs, Dept Radiat Solid Interact, POB 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA
关键词
Void swelling; Transient grating spectroscopy; Irradiation; Surface acoustic wave; Ion beam; RADIATION-DAMAGE; NEUTRON; MICROSTRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE; EVOLUTION; VELOCITY; HELIUM; ALLOY; IRON; DPA;
D O I
10.1016/j.actamat.2017.12.007
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Irradiation-induced void swelling remains a major challenge to nuclear reactor operation. Swelling may take years to initiate and often results in rapid material property degradation once started. Alloy development for advanced nuclear systems will require rapid characterization of the swelling breakaway dose in new alloys, yet this capability does not yet exist. We demonstrate that transient grating spectroscopy (TGS) can detect void swelling in single crystal copper via changes in surface acoustic wave (SAW) velocity. Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) links the TGS-observed changes with void swelling-induced microstructural evolution. These results are considered in the context of previous work to suggest that in situ TGS will be able to rapidly determine when new bulk materials begin void swelling, shortening alloy development and testing times. (C) 2017 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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