Quantitative analysis of microstructure evolution, stress partitioning and thermodynamics in the dynamic transformation of Fe-14Ni alloy

Li, L.*; 宮本 吾郎*; Zhang, Y.*; Li, M.*; 諸岡 聡; 及川 勝成*; 友田 陽*; 古原 忠*

Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 184, p.221 - 234, 2024/06

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2023.10.037

Dynamic transformation (DT) of austenite () to ferrite () in the hot deformation of various carbon steels was widely investigated. However, the nature of DT remains unclear due to the lack of quantitative analysis of stress partitioning between two phases and the uncertainty of local distribution of substitutional elements at the interface in multi-component carbon steels used in the previous studies. Therefore, in the present study, a binary Fe-Ni alloy with + duplex microstructure in equilibrium was prepared and isothermally compressed in + two-phase region to achieve quantitative analysis of microstructure evolution, stress partitioning and thermodynamics during DT. to DT during isothermal compression and to reverse transformation on isothermal annealing under unloaded condition after deformation were accompanied by Ni partitioning. The lattice strains during thermomechanical processing were obtained via in-situ neutron diffraction measurement, based on which the stress partitioning behavior between and was discussed by using the generalized Hooke's law. A thermodynamic framework for the isothermal deformation in solids was established based on the basic laws of thermodynamics, and it was shown that the total Helmholtz free energy change in the deformable material during the isothermal process should be smaller than the work done to the deformable material. Under the present thermodynamic framework, the microstructure evolution in the isothermal compression of Fe-14Ni alloy was well explained by considering the changes in chemical free energy, plastic and elastic energies and the work done to the material. In addition, the stabilization of the soft phase in Fe-14Ni alloy by deformation was rationalized since the to transformation decreased the total Helmholtz free energy by decreasing the elastic and dislocation energies.

Mechanical stability of retained austenite and texture evolution in additively manufactured stainless steel

Chae, H.*; Huang, E.-W.*; Jain, J.*; Lee, D.-H.*; Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; Lee, S. Y.*

Metals and Materials International, 30(5), p.1321 - 1330, 2024/05

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-023-01575-8

In situ neutron diffraction during tensile deformation was performed for the stainless steels prepared by the additive manufacturing (AM) processes with two strategies: vertically built and horizontally built. The AM steels were further aged without solid solution treatment. As the results, the retained austenite was found to be more stable because the chemical composition became homogeneous by aging, and the onset of deformation induced martensitic transformation was delayed.

Archie's cementation factors for natural rocks; Measurements and insights from diagenetic perspectives

Yuan, X.*; Hu, Q. H.*; Fang, X.*; Wang, Q. M.*; Ma, Y.*; 舘 幸男

Sedimentary Geology, 465, p.106633_1 - 106633_14, 2024/05

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2024.106633

Archie's cementation factor, m, is a critical parameter for petrophysical studies, and the value is influenced by several factors such as the shape, type, and size of grains, degrees of diagenesis, and associated pore structure. Using integrated experimental and theoretical approaches, the goal of this study is to obtain the cementation factor of rocks (both reservoir rock and caprock) and assess the impact of diagenesis processes on the values of the cementation factor. Thirteen samples of geologically diverse rocks (six mudstones, four fossiliferous limestones, two marbles, and one sandstone) were selected to achieve these research objectives. Two approaches, the diffusion of gas tracers and the Bosanquet formula calculation using pore-throat sizes from mercury intrusion porosimetry analyses, were used to derive the cementation factors of these rock samples. These rocks were categorized into two groups based on the correlation between average pore-throat diameter and diffusivity, and an exponential-law relationship between the cementation factor and porosity was determined for these sample groups. In addition, thin-section petrography and field emission-scanning electron microscopy observations were utilized to investigate diagenetic processes, with four diagenetic patterns being established: (1) strong compaction, strong cementation, and weak dissolution-diagenesis pattern; (2) weak compaction, medium cementation, and weak dissolution-diagenesis pattern; (3) weak compaction, medium cementation, and strong dissolution-diagenesis pattern; and (4) fracture-matrix pattern. The results indicated that diagenetic processes and microfractures contribute to the variability in the cementation factors in these rock samples.

Estimating the corrosion rate of stainless steel R-SUS304ULC in nitric acid media under concentrating operation

入澤 恵理子; 加藤 千明

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 591, p.154914_1 - 154914_10, 2024/04

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.154914

核燃料再処理施設における濃縮運転時の溶液組成及び沸騰の変化を考慮して、オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼R-SUS304ULCの腐食量を評価した。オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼R-SUS304ULCは、日本の使用済燃料再処理施設の高放射性廃液濃縮装置の構造材料であり、濃縮運転時に腐食性の高い硝酸溶液を処理する。本研究の結果、カソード反応活性化によるステンレス鋼の腐食速度を加速する要因として、硝酸濃度、酸化性金属イオン濃度、減圧沸騰に着目する必要があることがわかった。

Stochastic ray tracing for Fresnel diffraction

瀬戸 慧大

Optics Express (Internet), 32(10), p.16999 - 17011, 2024/04

https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.521317

We propose stochastic ray tracing for laser beam propagation in Fresnel diffraction to find the duality between wave and ray representations. We transform from the Maxwell equations to the Schrdinger equation for a monochromatic laser beam in the slowly varying envelope approximation. The stochastic ray tracing method interprets this Schrdinger equation as a stochastic process, of an analogy of Nelson's stochastic mechanics. It can illustrate the stochastic paths and the wavefront of an optical beam. This ray tracing method includes Fresnel diffraction effects naturally. We show its general theoretical construction and numerical tests for a Gaussian laser beam with diffraction, that stochasticity realizes the beam waist around the Rayleigh range.

原子力防災を中心とした専門用語に関する和英対訳の調査と提案

外川 織彦; 奥野 浩

JAEA-Review 2023-043, 94 Pages, 2024/03

JAEA-Review-2023-043.pdf:1.53MB

日本語で記載された原子力防災分野の文書を英語に翻訳するために、災害対策基本法、原子力災害対策特別措置法及び原子力の安全に関する条約について、日本語と英語の対訳を調査した。調査結果を統合し、統一的な英対訳を選択した。この結果として、原子力防災分野における専門 用語の和英対訳表を作成し、提案した。

Stress measurement of stainless steel piping welds by complementary use of high-energy synchrotron X-rays and neutrons

三浦 靖史*; 鈴木 賢治*; 諸岡 聡; 菖蒲 敬久

Quantum Beam Science (Internet), 8(1), p.1_1 - 1_14, 2024/03

https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs8010001

Probabilistic fracture mechanics (PFM) is expected as a reasonable structural integrity assessment method for nuclear components such as piping, whose main degradation phenomenon is stress corrosion cracking (SCC). Some input parameters are necessary for PFM analysis, and welding residual stress is one of the most important parameters because welding residual stress affects SCC initiation and propagation. Recently, a double exposure method (DEM) with synchrotron X-ray has been proposed, and the method is an expected candidate for the measurement of welding residual stress with a high spatial resolution. In this paper, the DEM was applied to measure the residual stress of the plate specimen, which was cut from the welded pipe using electrical discharge machining, and detailed stress maps under a plane stress state were obtained. Furthermore, the residual stress distributions of the welded pipe under a triaxial stress state were also evaluated using neutron diffraction. From these results, the method for obtaining a detailed stress map of the welded pipe by the complementary use of high-energy synchrotron radiation X-rays and neutrons was proposed.

A Study on the effects of photogrammetry by the camera angle of view using computer simulation

中村 啓太; 羽成 敏秀; 松本 拓; 川端 邦明; 八代 大*

Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, 36(1), p.115 - 124, 2024/02

https://doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2024.p0115

During the decommissioning activities, a movie was shot inside the reactor building during the investigation of the primary containment vessel by applying photogrammetry, which is one of the methods for three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction from images, to the images from this movie, it is feasible to perform 3D reconstruction of the environment around the primary containment vessel. However, the images from this movie may not be suitable for 3D reconstruction because they were shot remotely by robots owing to limited illumination, high-dose environments, etc. Moreover, photogrammetry has the disadvantage of easily changing 3D reconstruction results by simply changing the shooting conditions. Therefore, this study investigated the accuracy of the 3D reconstruction results obtained by photogrammetry with changes in the camera angle of view under shooting conditions. In particular, we adopted 3D computer graphics software to simulate shooting target objects for 3D reconstruction in a dark environment while illuminating them with light for application in decommissioning activities. The experimental results obtained by applying artificial images generated by simulation to the photogrammetry method showed that more accurate 3D reconstruction results can be obtained when the camera angle of view is neither too wide nor too narrow when the target objects are shot and surrounded. However, the results showed that the accuracy of the obtained results is low during linear trajectory shooting when the camera angle of view is wide.

燃料デブリ性状把握・推定技術の開発状況と今後の課題,5; 燃料デブリと放射性廃棄物の仕分けのための非破壊計測技術の開発状況

鎌田 正輝*; 吉田 拓真*; 杉田 宰*; 奥村 啓介

日本原子力学会誌ATOMO, 66(2), p.83 - 86, 2024/02

https://doi.org/10.3327/jaesjb.66.2_83

福島第一原子力発電所から取り出された物体の核燃料物質量を計測し、核燃料物質量に基づいて燃料デブリと放射性廃棄物に仕分けることができれば、取り出しから保管までの作業および保管施設の合理化につながる。これまで、廃炉・汚染水対策事業において、2019年度に燃料デブリと放射性廃棄物の仕分けに適用できる可能性がある非破壊計測技術を調査し、20202021年度に候補技術における計測誤差因子の影響を評価した。2022年度以降も引き続き、燃料デブリの取り出し規模の更なる拡大に向けて、燃料デブリと放射性廃棄物の仕分けのための非破壊計測技術の開発を進めているところである。

Anisotropic electrical conductivity changes in FeTiO structure transition under high pressure

山中 高光*; 中本 有紀*; 坂田 雅文*; 清水 克哉*; 服部 高典

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 51(1), p.4_1 - 4_10, 2024/02

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00269-023-01261-6

FeTiOイルメナイトの中性子及び放射光X線回折と電気伝導度測定を高圧下で行った。イルメナイトの構造は28GPaまで保持された。構造解析の結果、8GPa以下ではFeOは圧縮され、TiOはほとんど圧縮されないことが分かった。抵抗率は、金属イオン対の中で原子間距離が最も短いFe-Ti方向で最も小さかった。c軸に垂直な方向の抵抗率は圧力とともに単調減少するが、c軸に沿った抵抗率は圧力とともに山なりとなった。最大エントロピー解析の結果、Fe(3)の電子配置はTi(3)よりも圧縮下で大きく変化することがわかった。異方的な電気伝導度とFe-Ti原子間距離の非一様な圧縮は、Feイオンの高スピン状態から中間スピン状態へのスピン転移によって説明できるかもしれない。