With significantly enhanced irradiation resistance,high-temperature strength,and creep resistance,oxide-dispersion-strengthened tungsten(ODS-W)alloys present tremendous potential for high-temperature applications.Howe...With significantly enhanced irradiation resistance,high-temperature strength,and creep resistance,oxide-dispersion-strengthened tungsten(ODS-W)alloys present tremendous potential for high-temperature applications.However,the oxide particles tend to segregate at W grain boundary and grow up(even to micron),greatly suppressing their strengthening effect.It is always a great challenge to effectively refine and disperse the oxide particles at W grain boundary.Here,we successfully developed a new type of cation-doped W-Y2O3 alloy via a wet chemical method and subsequent low-temperature sintering.It was found that proper cation doping could not only significantly refine the intergranular Y2O3 second phase particles but also dramatically improve the sinterability of W matrix.These doping effects,as a result,simultaneously enhance the strength and ductility of the W-Y2O3 alloy.It was confirmed that the segregation of cation dopants at the W/Y2O3 interface is the origin of these doping effects.Furthermore,X-ray photoemission spectra(XPS)analyses confirmed that cation dopant segregation also obviously affects the chemical bonding(i.e.,W–O bond)along the W/Y2O3 interface.As a result,the ratelimiting mechanism for W grain growth is influenced remarkably,explaining well the difference of W grain size in various cation-doped W-Y2O3 alloys.For the refinement of intergranular Y2O3 particles,it can be understood well from both thermodynamic and kinetic views.Detailedly,W/Y2O3 interfacial energy and atom mobility for Y2O3 coarsening are all limited by cation dopant segregation.More importantly,this cation-doping approach can also be applicable to other ODS alloys for enhancing their comprehensive mechanical properties.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51822404)the Science and Technology Program of Tianjin(19YFZCGX00790 and 18YFZCGX00070)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(18JCYBJC17900)the Seed Foundation of Tianjin University(2018XRX-0005)。
文摘With significantly enhanced irradiation resistance,high-temperature strength,and creep resistance,oxide-dispersion-strengthened tungsten(ODS-W)alloys present tremendous potential for high-temperature applications.However,the oxide particles tend to segregate at W grain boundary and grow up(even to micron),greatly suppressing their strengthening effect.It is always a great challenge to effectively refine and disperse the oxide particles at W grain boundary.Here,we successfully developed a new type of cation-doped W-Y2O3 alloy via a wet chemical method and subsequent low-temperature sintering.It was found that proper cation doping could not only significantly refine the intergranular Y2O3 second phase particles but also dramatically improve the sinterability of W matrix.These doping effects,as a result,simultaneously enhance the strength and ductility of the W-Y2O3 alloy.It was confirmed that the segregation of cation dopants at the W/Y2O3 interface is the origin of these doping effects.Furthermore,X-ray photoemission spectra(XPS)analyses confirmed that cation dopant segregation also obviously affects the chemical bonding(i.e.,W–O bond)along the W/Y2O3 interface.As a result,the ratelimiting mechanism for W grain growth is influenced remarkably,explaining well the difference of W grain size in various cation-doped W-Y2O3 alloys.For the refinement of intergranular Y2O3 particles,it can be understood well from both thermodynamic and kinetic views.Detailedly,W/Y2O3 interfacial energy and atom mobility for Y2O3 coarsening are all limited by cation dopant segregation.More importantly,this cation-doping approach can also be applicable to other ODS alloys for enhancing their comprehensive mechanical properties.
