Nuclear power plays a key role as renewable energy in alleviating the worldwide energy shortage.The material degradation caused by high-temperature and high-flux neutron irradiation is the most concerning issue for nu...Nuclear power plays a key role as renewable energy in alleviating the worldwide energy shortage.The material degradation caused by high-temperature and high-flux neutron irradiation is the most concerning issue for nuclear reactor safety.A large number of He atoms produced through the(n,α)transmutation reaction diffuse and migrate in metals and accumulate to form He bubbles because of the extremely low solubility of He atoms in metal materials.The helium bubbles gather at the grain boundary or grain to cause swelling,hardening,embrittlement,and other damages to the in-core structural components.This paper mainly summarizes the research progress on He irradiation in steel and iron-based alloys,including the diffusion and accumulation of He atoms,the nucleation and growth of He bubbles,and the microstructure and macroscopic degradation of material performance caused by He irradiation.The mechanism of helium irradiation-induced corrosion in steel and iron-based alloys in recent years is reviewed as well.Moreover,the investigations on irradiation performance in additive manufactured stainless steels are summarized,and the mechanism of irradiation resistance is prospected.展开更多
The abundancy of defect sinks in the microstructure of laser powder bed fusion(LPBF) processed austenitic stainless steels was found to be beneficial for helium resistance.In the current study,the influence of the nov...The abundancy of defect sinks in the microstructure of laser powder bed fusion(LPBF) processed austenitic stainless steels was found to be beneficial for helium resistance.In the current study,the influence of the novel microstructure in LPBF processed 304 L on the helium bubble growth behaviour was investigated using transmission electron microscopy in samples implanted with He^(+) ion and post-irradiation annealing treated at 600℃ for 1 h.Two variants of LPBF processed 304 L samples were used,one in as-built condition and the other solution-annealed.The comparison between the two samples indicated that the helium bubble growth was inhibited and remained stable in the as-built sample but coarsened significantly in the solution-annealed sample.The sub-grain boundaries and oxide nano-inclusions acted as defect sinks to trap helium atoms and inhibited the growth of helium bubble in the as-built sample under the post-irradiation annealing conditions used.展开更多
基金sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52073176)the Shenzhen International Cooperation Research Science and Technology Program(No.GJHZ20200731095203011).
文摘Nuclear power plays a key role as renewable energy in alleviating the worldwide energy shortage.The material degradation caused by high-temperature and high-flux neutron irradiation is the most concerning issue for nuclear reactor safety.A large number of He atoms produced through the(n,α)transmutation reaction diffuse and migrate in metals and accumulate to form He bubbles because of the extremely low solubility of He atoms in metal materials.The helium bubbles gather at the grain boundary or grain to cause swelling,hardening,embrittlement,and other damages to the in-core structural components.This paper mainly summarizes the research progress on He irradiation in steel and iron-based alloys,including the diffusion and accumulation of He atoms,the nucleation and growth of He bubbles,and the microstructure and macroscopic degradation of material performance caused by He irradiation.The mechanism of helium irradiation-induced corrosion in steel and iron-based alloys in recent years is reviewed as well.Moreover,the investigations on irradiation performance in additive manufactured stainless steels are summarized,and the mechanism of irradiation resistance is prospected.
基金sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52073176)。
文摘The abundancy of defect sinks in the microstructure of laser powder bed fusion(LPBF) processed austenitic stainless steels was found to be beneficial for helium resistance.In the current study,the influence of the novel microstructure in LPBF processed 304 L on the helium bubble growth behaviour was investigated using transmission electron microscopy in samples implanted with He^(+) ion and post-irradiation annealing treated at 600℃ for 1 h.Two variants of LPBF processed 304 L samples were used,one in as-built condition and the other solution-annealed.The comparison between the two samples indicated that the helium bubble growth was inhibited and remained stable in the as-built sample but coarsened significantly in the solution-annealed sample.The sub-grain boundaries and oxide nano-inclusions acted as defect sinks to trap helium atoms and inhibited the growth of helium bubble in the as-built sample under the post-irradiation annealing conditions used.
