Effects of irradiation on mechanical properties of HIP-bonded reduced-activation ferritic/martensitic steel F82H first wall

F82H鋼第一壁HIP接合材の機械特性に及ぼす照射効果

古谷 一幸; 若井 栄一  ; 宮本 賢治*; 秋場 真人; 杉本 昌義

Furuya, Kazuyuki; Wakai, Eiichi; Miyamoto, Kenji*; Akiba, Masato; Sugimoto, Masayoshi

本研究は、F82H鋼による増殖ブランケット構造体部分モックアップのHIP接合部の微細組織観察,元素分析、及び中性子照射後の機械特性に関するものである。非照射段階において、HIP接合部のTEM観察及びTEM-EDX分析などを行った結果、HIP境界には母相の結晶粒界と同等のMCが多数認められた。JMTRにて約523Kで約2dpaまでの中性子照射の後、295Kと523Kにて引張り試験を行った結果、照射後引張り特性はIEA材と比較しやや低下したものの、破断部の金相観察の結果、HIP境界での破断は生じていないことを明らかにした。

A partial mock-up of a breeding blanket structure made of F82H steel has been successfully fabricated. In this study, microstructural observation and EDX analysis of the HIP interfaces were performed, and effects of irradiation on mechanical properties of the HIP-bonded region were also examined. Neutron irradiation was performed up to about 2 dpa at about 523 K. After the irradiation, tensile test was performed at temperatures of 295 and 523 K. The HIP interfaces possessed many precipitates, and enriched peak spectrum of chromium was detected from the precipitates. In addition, aspect of the spectrum was qualitatively equivalent to that of MC in grain boundaries of F82H steel. In result, the HIP boundary has many MC which were generally seen in grain boundaries of F82H steel. Rupture did not occur in the HIP interface. In result, it can be mentioned that bondability is maintained under the irradiation and testing conditions. The strength and elongation of the HIP-bonded region decreased somewhat in comparison with the results of an IEA standard steel.