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A Comparative Study of Mechanical Properties in Ion-Irradiated A12O3 and MgO·nAl203

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

K. Yasuda ,
C. Kinoshita  and
K. Izumi
K. Yasuda
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan, [email protected]
C. Kinoshita
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan, [email protected]
K. Izumi
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan, [email protected]
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Abstract

We have investigated radiation hardening in alumina (A1203), stoichiometric and nonstoichiometric spinel (MgO·nA1203: n= 1, 2.4) crystals at 300 K irradiated with 100 keV He+ ions by using a ultra-microhardness technique. Al203 shows a remarkable radiation hardening (35% increase in hardness) at a fluence of 5×1019 He+/m2 and saturates at 60 % of the maximum value at fluences higher than 8×1019 He+/m2. In spinel crystals, hardness increases monotonically with fluence, reaching to a saturation at a fluence of 1×1020He+/m2. Analyses of load- displacement curves indicate that both plastic and elastic hardening are responsible for the radiation hardening in A1203, and that plastic hardening is the main cause in MgO'nAl2O3. Microstructure observations and lattice constant measurements showed that point defects are mainly responsible for the radiation hardening in both A1203 and MgO·nAl2O3. The difference in the radiation hardening response is discussed in terms of the difference in recombination rate of point defects among the MgO-A1203 system ceramics.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 540: Symposium N / Microstructural Processes in Irradiated Materials , 1998 , 317
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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