Interaction of transmutation products with precipitates, dislocations and grain boundaries in neutron irradiated W
Tungsten is the primary candidate materials for the high neutron flux, high temperature components of a future demonstration fusion reactor. Despite this, there is a lack of data on W under fusion relevant neutron doses and irradiation temperatures. In this study, single crystal and polycrystalline...
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2022
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| author | Lloyd, MJ London, AJ Haley, JC Gilbert, MR Becquart, CS Domain, C Martinez, E Moody, MP Bagot, PAJ Nguyen-Manh, D Armstrong, DEJ |
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| description | Tungsten is the primary candidate materials for the high neutron flux, high temperature components of a future demonstration fusion reactor. Despite this, there is a lack of data on W under fusion relevant neutron doses and irradiation temperatures. In this study, single crystal and polycrystalline W samples irradiated at the High Flux Reactor (HFR) at 900 ∘C were characterised using Atom Probe Tomography (APT) and Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM). Bulk chemical and isotopic concentration predictions were validated by analysing the mass spectrum from APT experiments. A post irradiation composition of W-1.26 ± 0.15 at.%Re - 0.08 ± 0.02 at.%Os - 0.01 ± 0.01 at.%Ta was measured in the single crystal sample, whereas W-1.09 ± 0.07 at.%Re - 0.08 ± 0.02 at.%Os - 0.01 ± 0.01 at.%Ta was measured for the polycrystalline. APT and STEM showed that a high number density of Re and Os rich precipitates had formed under neutron irradiation. These typically consisted of a core rich in Re and Os, surrounded by a less dense Re rich cloud. Multiple analysis methods were applied to investigate the composition of these clusters. APT showed that the centres of some of the precipitates had a rod shaped core which were rich in both Re and Os. Line profile analysis suggests that in the centre of the precipitates, the threshold composition for σ phase formation may have been reached, as has been observed in higher transmutation rate experiments. In addition, dislocations, sub grain boundaries and dislocation loops were all shown to be decorated with both Re and Os, in agreement with predictions from DFT simulations. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:8a1cea14-e71c-4e51-a072-cebf888fb5202023-10-03T10:20:36ZInteraction of transmutation products with precipitates, dislocations and grain boundaries in neutron irradiated WJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:8a1cea14-e71c-4e51-a072-cebf888fb520EnglishSymplectic ElementsElsevier2022Lloyd, MJLondon, AJHaley, JCGilbert, MRBecquart, CSDomain, CMartinez, EMoody, MPBagot, PAJNguyen-Manh, DArmstrong, DEJTungsten is the primary candidate materials for the high neutron flux, high temperature components of a future demonstration fusion reactor. Despite this, there is a lack of data on W under fusion relevant neutron doses and irradiation temperatures. In this study, single crystal and polycrystalline W samples irradiated at the High Flux Reactor (HFR) at 900 ∘C were characterised using Atom Probe Tomography (APT) and Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM). Bulk chemical and isotopic concentration predictions were validated by analysing the mass spectrum from APT experiments. A post irradiation composition of W-1.26 ± 0.15 at.%Re - 0.08 ± 0.02 at.%Os - 0.01 ± 0.01 at.%Ta was measured in the single crystal sample, whereas W-1.09 ± 0.07 at.%Re - 0.08 ± 0.02 at.%Os - 0.01 ± 0.01 at.%Ta was measured for the polycrystalline. APT and STEM showed that a high number density of Re and Os rich precipitates had formed under neutron irradiation. These typically consisted of a core rich in Re and Os, surrounded by a less dense Re rich cloud. Multiple analysis methods were applied to investigate the composition of these clusters. APT showed that the centres of some of the precipitates had a rod shaped core which were rich in both Re and Os. Line profile analysis suggests that in the centre of the precipitates, the threshold composition for σ phase formation may have been reached, as has been observed in higher transmutation rate experiments. In addition, dislocations, sub grain boundaries and dislocation loops were all shown to be decorated with both Re and Os, in agreement with predictions from DFT simulations. |
| spellingShingle | Lloyd, MJ London, AJ Haley, JC Gilbert, MR Becquart, CS Domain, C Martinez, E Moody, MP Bagot, PAJ Nguyen-Manh, D Armstrong, DEJ Interaction of transmutation products with precipitates, dislocations and grain boundaries in neutron irradiated W |
| title | Interaction of transmutation products with precipitates, dislocations and grain boundaries in neutron irradiated W |
| title_full | Interaction of transmutation products with precipitates, dislocations and grain boundaries in neutron irradiated W |
| title_fullStr | Interaction of transmutation products with precipitates, dislocations and grain boundaries in neutron irradiated W |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interaction of transmutation products with precipitates, dislocations and grain boundaries in neutron irradiated W |
| title_short | Interaction of transmutation products with precipitates, dislocations and grain boundaries in neutron irradiated W |
| title_sort | interaction of transmutation products with precipitates dislocations and grain boundaries in neutron irradiated w |
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