イオン照射したステンレス鋼腐食挙動の原子間力顕微鏡による評価

Evaluation of corrosion behavior of ion irradiated stainless steel using atomic force microscope

根本 義之  ; 三輪 幸夫; 辻 宏和; 塚田 隆 

Nemoto, Yoshiyuki; Miwa, Yukio; Tsuji, Hirokazu; Tsukada, Takashi

現在、軽水炉の高経年化との関連において重要な検討課題とされているオーステナイト・ステンレス鋼の照射誘起応力腐食割れ(IASCC: Irradiation Assisted Stress Corrosion Cracking)の基礎的な研究のため、照射材における腐食挙動の評価方法の開発及び解析を行った。イオン照射を適用し、照射温度,照射損傷量,ヘリウム(He)注入量を変化させて照射を行った。照射材の腐食挙動の評価には原子間力顕微鏡(AFM: Atomic Force Microscope)を適用し、その評価のために最適な腐食条件などについて検討した。その結果、照射材の腐食挙動の評価方法を開発し、粒界及び粒内の腐食挙動について評価を行った。方位像顕微鏡(EBSP: Electron Backscatter Diffraction Pattern)による観察結果との組合せにより、粒界性格と腐食挙動の相関について検討した。また照射条件と腐食挙動の相関について検討した。

Development and research about analytical method for the study of corrosion behavior of austenitic stainless steel after irradiation was conducted from the point of view for basic study of IASCC (Irradiation Assisted Stress Corrosion Cracking). Ion irradiations were conducted with several irradiation conditions these were irradiation temperature, radiation damage, the contents of helium (He) implantation. AFM (Atomic Force Microscope) was used to evaluate surface condition of irradiated specimens after corrosion procedure. Corrosion condition was developed to obtain good surface condition of irradiated specimens to evaluate corrosion behavior by AFM. It was succeeded and corrosion behavior at inside of grains and grain boundaries of irradiated specimens was obtained. EBSP (Electron Backscatter Diffraction Pattern) was used to evaluate relation of corrosion behavior with grain boundary character. Moreover, relations of corrosion behavior with irradiation condition were discussed.