Oxide particles in oxide dispersion strengthened steel neutron-irradiated up to 158 dpa at Joyo

「常陽」で158dpaまで照射したODS鋼中の酸化物粒子について

外山 健*; 丹野 敬嗣  ; 矢野 康英  ; 井上 耕治*; 永井 康介*; 大塚 智史   ; 宮澤 健   ; 光原 昌寿*; 中島 英治*; 大沼 正人*; 皆藤 威二 

Toyama, Takeshi*; Tanno, Takashi; Yano, Yasuhide; Inoue, Koji*; Nagai, Yasuyoshi*; Otsuka, Satoshi; Miyazawa, Takeshi; Mitsuhara, Masatoshi*; Nakashima, Hideharu*; Onuma, Masato*; Kaito, Takeji

高速実験炉「常陽」で中性子照射した14Cr-ODS鋼(MA957)中の酸化物の安定性について3D-APとTEMを用いて評価を行った。中性子照射は、(502C, 130dpa)、(589C, 154dpa)及び(709C, 158dpa)の3条件で実施した。709C照射では僅かな数密度の減少が認められたが、酸化物は高い数密度を有しており、相対的に照射前後で顕著な変化は確認されず安定に存在していた。これらのことから、ODS鋼は、700C照射で約160dpaまで照射されたとしても強度は維持されることが示唆された。本研究成果の一部は、文部科学省の原子力システム研究開発事業による委託業務(JPMXD0219214482)として実施した。

We investigated the stability of oxide nano particles in oxide dispersion-strengthened (ODS) steel, which is a promising candidate material for next-generation reactors, under neutron irradiation at high temperature to high doses. MA957, a 14Cr-ODS steel, was irradiated with Joyo in Japan Atomic Energy Agency under irradiation conditions of 130 dpa at 502C, 154 dpa at 589C, and 158 dpa at 709C. Three-dimensional atom probe (3D-AP) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) observation were performed to characterize the oxide particles in the ODS steels. A high number density of Y-Ti-O particle was observed in the unirradiated and irradiated samples. Almost no change in the morphology of the oxide particles, i.e. average diameter, number density, and chemical composition, has been observed in the samples irradiated to 130 dpa at 502C and to 154 dpa at 589C. A slight decrease in number density was observed in the sample irradiated to 158 dpa at 709CC. The hardness of any of the irradiated samples was almost unchanged from that of the unirradiated sample. It was revealed that the oxide particles existed stable, and the strength of the material was sufficiently maintained even after being neutron irradiated to high dose of 160 dpa at high temperature up to 700C. A part of this study includes the results of MEXT Innovative Nuclear Research and Development Program Grant Number JPMXD0219214482.