Mechanical properties of friction stir welded 11Cr-ferritic/martensitic steel

摩擦攪拌接合した11Crフェライト/マルテンサイト鋼の機械的特性評価

矢野 康英  ; 佐藤 裕*; 関尾 佳弘  ; 大塚 智史   ; 皆藤 威二 ; 小川 竜一郎; 粉川 博之*

Yano, Yasuhide; Sato, Yutaka*; Sekio, Yoshihiro; Otsuka, Satoshi; Kaito, Takeji; Ogawa, Ryuichiro; Kokawa, Hiroyuki*

高速炉用に開発された11Crフェライト/マルテンサイト鋼(PNC-FMS)に、先進的固相接合である摩擦攪拌接合(FSW)を実施した。その共材接合体の強度と組織の特性について調査した。その結果、攪拌部の硬さが550Hvと母材の硬さ(330Hv)に比べて非常に高いにもかかわらず、室温での強度及び伸びは、母材に比べて優れていた。このような特性は、FSW中の結晶粒微細化の効果に起因して生じていると思われる。なお、本研究の一部は、文部科学省原子力基礎基盤戦略研究イニシアティブにより実施された「摩擦攪拌接合によるNa高速炉炉心材料の新たな接合技術に関する研究」の成果である。

Friction stir welding was applied to the wrapper tube materials, 11Cr-ferritic/martensitic steel, intended for fast reactors and defect-free welds were successfully produced. Then, the mechanical and microstructural properties of the friction stir welded steel were investigated. The hardness values of the stir zone were about 550 Hv, and they had hardly any dependence on the rotational speed, although they were much higher than that of the base material. However, tensile strengths and elongations of the stir zones were better at 298 K, compared to those of the base material. These excellent tensile properties were attributable to the fine grain formation during friction stir welding. A part of this study is the result of "Friction stir welding of the wrapper tube materials for Na fast reactors" carried out under the Strategic Promotion Program for Basic Nuclear Research by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.