放射線遮へいガラスの微小塑性挙動に及ぼすレーザー照射の影響

Effect of pulsed laser irradiation on the micro-plastic behavior of radiation shielding lead glasses

涌井 隆  ; 山崎 和彦*; 二川 正敏  

Wakui, Takashi; Yamasaki, Kazuhiko*; Futakawa, Masatoshi

高放射化物のレーザー溶断技術の開発の一環として、放射線遮へいガラス及び無鉛ガラスに対してパルスレーザー照射試験及び押込み試験を行った。鉛含有量が低いガラスに比べ、鉛含有量が高いガラスの損傷が大きく、損傷発生の閾値が低かった。押込み試験結果を基に、カルマンフィルタ及び有限要素を組み合わせた逆解析により、ガラスの微小塑性挙動を表す材料構成式の定数を同定した。流動応力は、鉛含有量の増加とともに低下し、レーザー照射により低下した。一方、塑性流動抵抗値は、鉛含有量の増加とともに増加し、レーザー照射により増加した。非照射及び照射領域における破壊エネルギーとき裂先端周りの塑性領域寸法を実験結果を基に算出した。それぞれの値は、鉛含有量の増加とともに減少し、レーザー照射により低下した。

Pulsed laser irradiation and indentation tests on radiation shielding glasses and a lead-free glass were carried out. The size of irradiation damage of the glass with high lead content was larger than that with low content. The micro plastic behavior of glasses was quantitatively determined using the inverse analyses based on indentation results. Flow stress decreased with an increase of lead content and that in irradiated area was lower than that in unirradiated area. On the other hand, plastic flow resistance increased with an increase of the lead content and that in irradiated area was higher than that in unirradiated area. Fracture energy and critical size of plastic zone around tip of crack in unirradiated and irradiated areas were calculated based on experimental results including constants evaluated using the inverse analysis. These values decreased with an increase of the lead content and these values in irradiated area were lower than that in unirradiated area.