Mechanical behavior and structure of advanced Fe-Cr-Al alloy weldments

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Abstract

FeCrAl alloys are promising for developing accident tolerant nuclear fuel claddings. These alloys showed good environmental compatibility and oxidation resistance in elevated-temperature water and steam, as well as low radiation-induced swelling. However, FeCrAl alloys may suffer from several degradation mechanisms, one of which may be a susceptibility to cracking during welding. Here, a set of advanced modified FeCrAl alloys were designed and produced by varying Al-content and employing additions of Nb and TiC. Strength, ductility, and deformation hardening behavior of the advanced FeCrAl alloys and their weldments are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMinerals, Metals and Materials Series
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages1417-1430
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9783030046385, 9783030046392, 9783319515403, 9783319651354, 9783319728520, 9783319950211
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Event18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors 2019 - Boston, United States
Duration: Aug 18 2019Aug 22 2019

Publication series

NameMinerals, Metals and Materials Series
ISSN (Print)2367-1181
ISSN (Electronic)2367-1696

Conference

Conference18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period08/18/1908/22/19

Funding

This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, for the Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies (NEET) program for the Reactor Materials effort. This report was authored by UT-Battelle, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy. Authors would like to thank Dr. L. Tan (ORNL) for fruitful discussion of the results and S. Crawford (ORNL) for valuable help in manuscript preparation.

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Nuclear EnergyDE-AC05-00OR22725

    Keywords

    • Digital image correlation
    • EBSD
    • FeCrAl alloys
    • Laser-beam welding

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