Transition of creep mechanism by solute hydrogen in Zircaloy-4

被引:4
作者
Matsunaga, Tetsuya [1 ,2 ]
Hongo, Hiromichi [1 ]
Tabuchi, Masaaki [1 ]
Satoh, Yuhki [2 ]
Abe, Hiroaki [2 ]
机构
[1] Natl Inst Mat Sci, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050047, Japan
[2] Tohoku Univ, Inst Mat Res, Aoba Ku, 2-1-1 Katahira, Sendai, Miyagi 9808577, Japan
来源
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING | 2017年 / 684卷
关键词
Zircaloy-4; Creep; Solute hydrogen; Straight dislocation; Dislocation network; Cross-slip; JOGGED-SCREW MODEL; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS; BEHAVIOR; DEFORMATION; EVOLUTION;
D O I
10.1016/j.msea.2016.12.057
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
The effect of solute hydrogen up to 200 ppm on the creep mechanism of Zircaloy-4 was discussed to ascertain the safety of nuclear power plants. Creep tests performed at 673 K and revealed that the addition of solute hydrogen decreased the creep rate in intermediate stress regions. According to the followed transmission electron microscopy, the phenomenon reflected the change of rate-controlling mechanisms without or with solute hydrogen: cross-slip in a non-hydrogenated sample with H=10 ppm; solute-atmosphere dragging process in hydrogenated samples with H=100 and 200 ppm. Because cross-slip works as the annihilation process for the glide dislocations in Zircaloy-4, it is considered that the suppression of cross-slip by solute hydrogen leads to a decrease in the creep rate.
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页码:191 / 195
页数:5
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