Helium bubble evolution in a Zr–Sn–Nb–Fe–Cr alloy during post-annealing: An in-situ investigation
The formation of helium bubbles is considered to be detrimental to the mechanical performance of the nuclear materials. The growth behaviors of helium bubbles in a helium ion implanted Zr–Sn–Nb–Fe–Cr alloy with respect to the helium fluence and subsequently annealing procedure were investigated by i...
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Published in | Materials characterization Vol. 107; pp. 309 - 316 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Elsevier Inc
01.09.2015
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Summary: | The formation of helium bubbles is considered to be detrimental to the mechanical performance of the nuclear materials. The growth behaviors of helium bubbles in a helium ion implanted Zr–Sn–Nb–Fe–Cr alloy with respect to the helium fluence and subsequently annealing procedure were investigated by in-situ transmission electron microscopy. In the as-implanted sample, the measured size distributions of the helium bubbles are consistent with the simulated helium concentrations. Moreover, the mean size of the helium bubbles increases with the increase of the irradiation temperatures and the helium fluence. The in-situ heating study performed in a transmission electron microscope indicates that the mean size of the helium bubbles increase slowly below 923K and dramatically above 923K. The coarsening mechanism of the helium bubbles in the alloy is suggested based on the study.
•Helium bubble growth in zirconium with annealing was in-situ investigated in TEM.•The mean helium bubble size increase with helium fluence and annealing temperature.•Helium bubble size distribution is same as that of helium concentration by SRIM.•Mean bubble size increases slowly and quickly with temperature below and above 923K.•The growth mechanism of the helium bubbles in Zr alloy has been discussed. |
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ISSN: | 1044-5803 1873-4189 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.matchar.2015.07.025 |