Abstract
Nanostructured ferritic alloys (NFAs) are promising structural materials for advanced nuclear systems due to their exceptional radiation tolerance and high-temperature mechanical properties. Their remarkable properties result from the ultrafine ultrahigh density Y-Ti-O nanoclusters dispersed within the ferritic matrix. In this work, we performed in-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction tests to study the tensile deformation process of the three types of NFAs: 9YWTV, 14YWT-sm13, and 14YWT-sm170 at both room temperature and elevated temperatures. A technique was developed, combining Kroner's model and X-ray measurement, to determine the intrinsic monocrystal elastic-stiffness constants, and polycrystal Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio of the NFAs. Temperature dependence of elastic anisotropy was observed in the NFAs. An analysis of intergranular strain and strengthening factors determined that 14YWT-sm13 had a higher resistance to temperature softening compared to 9YWTV, attributed to the more effective nanoparticle strengthening during high-temperature mechanical loading.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 53-61 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Materials Science and Engineering: A |
Volume | 692 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 24 2017 |
Funding
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) program under Award Number 13-5408 from the Department of Energy. This research used resources of the Advanced Photon Source, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility Operated for the DOE Office of Science by Argonne National Laboratory under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357.
Funders | Funder number |
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DOE Office of Science | |
U.S. Department of Energy | |
Office of Science | |
Argonne National Laboratory | DE-AC02-06CH11357 |
Keywords
- Deformation
- High-energy X-ray diffraction
- In-situ tensile test
- Nanostructure
- Oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloy