Influence of oversized elements (Hf, Zr, Ti and Nb) on the thermal stability of vacancies in type 316L stainless steels

Yabuuchi, Atsushi*; Maekawa, Masaki; Kawasuso, Atsuo

To reveal the influence of oversized elements on the thermal stability of vacancies in type 316L stainless steels, vacancy recovery processes were investigated by means of positron annihilation spectroscopy. Although vacancies in additive-free 316L stainless steels were mobile at 300 $^{circ}$ C, which is a typical nuclear reactor operating temperature, vacancies in oversized elements doped 316L were stable up to 300 350 $^{circ}$ C. This result indicates that oversized elements stabilize vacancies in stainless steels. Stability of vacancies inhibits the radiation-induced grain boundary segregation and may also lead to suppression of high-temperature water stress corrosion cracking that is observed in nuclear materials.

Language	:	English
Journal	:	Journal of Nuclear Materials
Volume	:	430
Number	:	1-3
Pages	:	p.190 - 193
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Paper URL	:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.07.005
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Research Facility	:	TIARA(イオン照射研究施設)
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Registration No. : AA20120432
JAEA Abstracts No. : 40001282
Paper Submission No. : 11337

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