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Irradiation Damage in Dual Beam Irradiated Nanostructured FeCrAl Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Steel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2011

A. Richter ,
C.-L. Chen ,
A. Mücklich  and
R. Kögler
A. Richter
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering, Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Bahnhofstrasse 1, 15745 Wildau, Germany
C.-L. Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 840, Taiwan
A. Mücklich
Affiliation:
Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Research Center Dresden-Rossendorf (FZD), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
R. Kögler
Affiliation:
Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Research Center Dresden-Rossendorf (FZD), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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Abstract

An oxide dispersion strengthened steel is produced which contains Y-Al-Ti-O nanoparticles with an average diameter of 21 nm. HRTEM analysis shows that the chemical composition of the Y2O3 oxide is modified with perovskite YAlO3 (YAP), Y2Al5O12 garnet (YAG) and Y4Al2O9 monoclinic (YAM) particles. Irradiation of these alloys was performed with a dual ion beam system operating simultaneously with 2.5 MeV Fe+ to 31 dpa and 350 keV He+ to 18 appm/dpa. Ion bombardment causes atomic displacements resulting in vacancy and self-interstitial lattice defects and dislocation loops. TRIM calculations for ODS steel indicate a clear spacial separation between vacancies and self-interstitials at which the vacancy distribution is close to the surface and the interstitials are deposited at a deeper position. The helium atoms mainly accumulate in the vacancies. Fine He cavities with diameters of a few nanometers were identified in HRTEM images. Additionally to structural changes, irradiation generated defects also affect the mechanical properties of the ODS steel. These were investigated by nanoindentation, which is a suitable measuring method as the irradiation damage is created within a thin surface layer. A clear hardness increase in the irradiated depth region was observed, which reaches a maximum close to the surface. This indicates the He condensation in the vacancy dominated region predicted by the simulations.

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ion-beam processingtransmission electron microscopy (TEM)nano-indentation
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1298: Symposium Q/R/T – Advanced Materials for Applications in Extreme Environments , 2011 , mrsf10-1298-r05-02
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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