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Effect of Alloy Composition & Helium ion-irradiation on the Mechanical Properties of Tungsten, Tungsten-Tantalum & Tungsten-Rhenium for Fusion Power Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2013

Christian E. Beck ,
Steve G. Roberts ,
Philip D. Edmondson  and
David E. J. Armstrong
Christian E. Beck
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK
Steve G. Roberts
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK
Philip D. Edmondson
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK
David E. J. Armstrong
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK
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Abstract

Model alloys have been made of pure W and 1% & 5% W-Ta and W-Re. Indentation hardness and modulus data were obtained by nanoindentation to assess the effect of composition on mechanical properties. Results showed that both the Ta and Re compositions hardened with increasing alloy content, greater in the W-5%Ta composition which showed an increase of 1.03GPa (17%), compared to a 0.43GPa (7%) increase in W-5%Re. The samples also showed very small increases in modulus of ∼ 25GPa (6%) in both W-5%Re and W-5%Ta. The samples were implanted with 3000appm concentration of helium. All samples show a substantial increase in hardness of up to 107% in the case of pure W. An appreciable difference in modulus is also seen in all samples. Initial TEM work has shown no visible He bubbles, suggesting that the mechanical properties changes are due to He-vacancy cluster formation below the resolvable limit.

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Wnano-indentationion-implantation
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1514: Symposium HH – Advances in Materials for Nuclear Energy , 2013 , pp. 99 - 104
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013 

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