Void growth and coalescence in irradiated copper under deformation

JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS

卷:502

Article

Barrioz, P. O.¹  Hure, J.¹  Tanguy, B.¹ 

[1] Univ Paris Saclay, CEA Saclay, DEN, Serv Etud Mat Irradies, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France

关键词: Ductile fracture;    Void growth;    Coalescence;    Irradiation;    Copper;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.01.064

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

A decrease of fracture toughness of irradiated materials is usually observed, as reported for austenitic stainless steels in Light Water Reactors (LWRs) or copper alloys for fusion applications. For a wide range of applications (e.g. structural steels irradiated at low homologous temperature), void growth and coalescence fracture mechanism has been shown to be still predominant. As a consequence, a comprehensive study of the effects of irradiation-induced hardening mechanisms on void growth and coalescence in irradiated materials is required. The effects of irradiation on ductile fracture mechanisms void growth to coalescence - are assessed in this study based on model experiments. Pure copper thin tensile samples have been irradiated with protons up to 0.01 dpa. Micron-scale holes drilled through the thickness of these samples subjected to uniaxial loading conditions allow a detailed description of void growth and coalescence. In this study, experimental data show that physical mechanisms of micron-scale void growth and coalescence are similar between the unirradiated and irradiated copper. However, an acceleration of void growth is observed in the later case, resulting in earlier coalescence, which is consistent with the decrease of fracture toughness reported in irradiated materials. These results are qualitatively reproduced with numerical simulations accounting for irradiation macroscopic hardening and decrease of strain-hardening capability. (c) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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