Effects of corrosion-inhibiting surface treatments on irradiated microstructure development in Ni-base alloy 718

JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS

卷:512

Article

Bazarbayev, Yerik¹  Kattoura, Micheal⁴  Mao, Keyou S.^2,3  Song, Jie⁴  Vasudevan, Vijay K.⁴  Wharry, Janelle P.¹ 

[1] Purdue Univ, Sch Nucl Engn, 400 Cent Dr, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA

[2] Purdue Univ, Sch Mat Engn, 701 West Stadium Ave, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA

[3] Idaho Natl Lab, Mat & Fuels Complex, Idaho Falls, ID 83415 USA

[4] Univ Cincinnati, Dept Mech & Mat Engn, 2600 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA

关键词: Alloy 718;    Precipitation hardened;    Ni alloy;    Proton irradiation;    Dislocation loops;    Surface treatment;    LSP;    UNSM;    Irradiation softening;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.10.006

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this study is to understand the influence of surface treatments, namely laser shock peening (LSP) and ultrasonic nanocrystal surface modification (UNSM), on the irradiation tolerance of a Ni-base alloy. Surface treatments such as LSP and UNSM have been shown to mitigate the potential for primary water stress corrosion cracking (PWSCC). As such, there is emerging interest in the development and implementation of LSP and UNSM for nuclear reactor components. The LSP process utilizes a laser-generated plasma, while UNSM utilizes mechanical contact at ultrasonic vibration speeds, to create near-surface compressive residual stresses, high dislocation densities, twins and subgrains, and nanostructuring of the workpiece. These resultant microstructural changes can substantially affect the creation and evolution of irradiation damage. Herein, we study precipitation hardened Ni-base Alloy 718+, which is utilized in reactor components exposed to PWSCC-inciting environments. Specimens are treated with LSP or UNSM, then irradiated with 2.0 MeV protons to 7 displacements per atom (dpa) at 500 degrees C. The dislocation line density is roughly an order of magnitude larger in the unirradiated LSP and UNSM specimens than in the baseline (untreated) specimen. Irradiation-induced dislocation loop nucleation results in an increase in the areal density of dislocation-type defects. Irradiation also induces disordering of the gamma' precipitates; this disordering appears more extensive in the baseline than in the LSP and UNSM specimens. Results are considered in the context of overall sink strength. Finally, irradiation-induced softening is observed in all specimens through nanoindentation, and is ascribed to the overall change in sink strength, resulting from the competition between gamma' disordering and dislocation loop nucleation. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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