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.

Fe-5Mn-0.1C中Mn鋼におけるリューダース変形中の微視組織および塑性の発達

小山 元道*; 山下 享介*; 諸岡 聡; 澤口 孝宏*; Yang, Z.*; 北條 智彦*; 川崎 卓郎; Harjo, S.

鉄と鋼, 110(3), p.197 - 204, 2024/02

https://doi.org/10.2355/tetsutohagane.TETSU-2023-038

The local plasticity and associated microstructure evolution in Fe-5Mn-0.1C medium-Mn steel (wt.%) were investigated in this study. Specifically, the micro-deformation mechanism during Lders banding was characterized based on multi-scale electron backscatter diffraction measurements and electron channeling contrast imaging. Similar to other medium-Mn steels, the Fe-5Mn-0.1C steel showed discontinuous macroscopic deformation, preferential plastic deformation in austenite, and deformation-induced martensitic transformation during Lders deformation. Hexagonal close-packed martensite was also observed as an intermediate phase. Furthermore, an in-situ neutron diffraction experiment revealed that the pre-existing body- centered cubic phase, which was mainly ferrite, was a minor deformation path, although ferrite was the major constituent phase.

残留オーステナイトを含有する中Mn複合組織鋼の高速変形特性

興津 貴隆*; 北條 智彦*; 諸岡 聡; 宮本 吾郎*

鉄と鋼, 110(3), p.260 - 267, 2024/02

https://doi.org/10.2355/tetsutohagane.TETSU-2023-065

We have investigated the dynamic tensile properties of 4, 5, 6-mass%-Mn-containing low carbon steels with multi-phase microstructures containing retained austenite. The five materials used were classified into two groups. The first group of materials, with around 10% of retained austenite, showed normal strain rete dependence of yield strength (YS) and tensile strength (TS) as in conventional high strength steels. The second group of materials, containing 25-36% of retained austenite, exhibited Lders elongation showed also normal strain rate dependence in YS and flow stress at Lders deformation, but TS varied in a complex manner. Among the second group, in the 4 Mn steel, TS was nearly constant at strain rates below 1 s but increased slightly at higher strain rates. In the 5 and 6 Mn steels, TS once decreased up to the strain rate of 1 or 10 s, and then began to increase at higher strain rates. These behaviors were discussed in terms of temperature rise during plastic deformation causing suppression of martensitic transformation, and thermal stability of retained austenite. In the 4 Mn steel with relatively unstable retained austenite, almost all the austenite transforms regardless of strain rate. In the 5 and 6 Mn steels, where the retained austenite is moderately stable, strain induced transformation of austenite continues up to high plastic strain, providing a good balance of strength and ductility. At high strain rate, TS decreases slightly due to temperature rise, but at higher strain rates than 1 s, the strain rate sensitivity of flow stress in ferrite become prominent and the flow stress increases.

Establishing an evaluation method for the aging phenomenon by physical force in fuel debris

鈴木 誠矢; 荒井 陽一; 岡村 信生; 渡部 雅之

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 60(7), p.839 - 848, 2023/07

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2022.2159559

福島第一原子力発電所の事故で発生した燃料デブリは、溶融した核燃料物質と原子炉の構造材等で構成された酸化物が多くを占めているため、環境温度の変化により岩石のように劣化する可能性が高い。燃料デブリは10年以上水冷されているが、季節や昼夜の温度変化の影響を少なからず受けていることから、燃料デブリの経年変化挙動を評価するためには環境温度の変化を考慮することが不可欠である。仮に燃料デブリの劣化が進んでいる場合、微粉化した放射性物質が冷却水中に溶出して取出し作業に影響を及ぼす可能性がある。本研究では、環境温度の繰り返し変化がクラックの発生に与える影響に着目して、燃料デブリの模擬体を用いた加速試験を実施した。その結果、クラックは温度変化を重ねることで増加することを確認し、燃料デブリの簿擬態は熱膨張と収縮による応力により脆化することが判明した。燃料デブリの物理学的な劣化挙動は岩石や鉱物に類似していることが確認され、模擬燃料デブリと環境のモデルでクラックの増加挙動を予測することが可能となった。

Effects of loading direction on the anisotropic tensile properties of duplex stainless steels based on phase strains obtained by in situ neutron diffraction experiments

松下 慧*; 土田 紀之*; 石丸 詠一郎*; 平川 直樹*; Gong, W.; Harjo, S.

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 10 Pages, 2023/06

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-023-08424-0

This study investigated the anisotropy of the tensile properties in a duplex stainless steel of 24Cr-5Ni-0.18N based on in situ neutron diffraction experiments. The 24Cr-5Ni-0.18N steel showed a better balance of tensile strength (TS) and uniform elongation (U.El) compared with 329J4L and 329J1 steels. The Lankford value (-value) of the 24Cr-5Ni-0.18N steel was comparable to other duplex stainless steels while showing a larger TS. Regarding the anisotropy of the mechanical properties, the results for a test specimen oriented at 45 showed a low yield strength (YS) and TS, but a better U.El and -value. The neutron diffraction results are discussed to explain the mechanical properties.

//線ラジオリシス影響下における格納容器系統内広域防食の実現; ナノバブルを用いた新規防食技術の開発(委託研究); 令和3年度英知を結集した原子力科学技術・人材育成推進事業

廃炉環境国際共同研究センター; 東北大学*

JAEA-Review 2022-069, 114 Pages, 2023/03

JAEA-Review-2022-069.pdf:5.91MB

日本原子力研究開発機構(JAEA)廃炉環境国際共同研究センター(CLADS)では、令和3年度英知を結集した原子力科学技術・人材育成推進事業(以下、「本事業」という)を実施している。本事業は、東京電力ホールディングス株式会社福島第一原子力発電所(1F)の廃炉等を始めとした原子力分野の課題解決に貢献するため、国内外の英知を結集し、様々な分野の知見や経験を、従前の機関や分野の壁を越えて緊密に融合・連携させた基礎的・基盤的研究及び人材育成を推進することを目的としている。平成30年度の新規採択課題から実施主体を文部科学省からJAEAに移行することで、JAEAとアカデミアとの連携を強化し、廃炉に資する中長期的な研究開発・人材育成をより安定的かつ継続的に実施する体制を構築した。本研究は、研究課題のうち、令和2年度に採択された「//線ラジオリシス影響下における格納容器系統内広域防食の実現:ナノバブルを用いた新規防食技術の開発」の令和3年度の研究成果について取りまとめたものである。本研究は、デブリ取り出し工程において、既設のPCVならびに新設の負圧維持系設備・配管など重要な閉じ込め機能を担保する鋼構造物の長期信頼性を確保するため、線放出核種/線放出核種と鋼材が接触共存する濡れ環境における腐食現象を初めて明らかにして腐食速度を予測する技術を構築するとともに、PCV等への基本的な適用性に優れ、かつ、副次影響の無い新規防食技術を開発する。具体的には、(1)線/線/線の影響を網羅したラジオリシス解析モデルの構築、(2)線放出核種/線放出核種を用いた電気化学試験(ホット試験)と系統的な腐食予測・検証試験(コールド模擬試験)によるデータベースの構築、(3)それらに基づいてPCVに附設/挿入する新設設備の材料選定指針の提示、(4)不活性ガスナノバブルを用いた系統内広域防食技術の開発を目的とするものである。3カ年計画の2年目にあたる令和3年度の事業実績は、1.線、線照射による腐食影響および気相ラジオリシスの腐食環境への影響、2.PCV・負圧維持系設備等の腐食モード・腐食速度の評価、3.1F複合環境における腐食抑制技術の開発である。

Evolution of austenite lattice parameter during isothermal transformation in a 0.4 C low alloyed steel

Wang, Y.*; 友田 陽*; 大村 孝仁*; Gong, W.; Harjo, S.

Materialia, 27, p.101685_1 - 101685_9, 2023/03

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2023.101685

The evolution of internal stress during displacive transformation is a topic of continuous debate. Neutron diffraction was used to study the isothermal bainite transformation in a 0.4 C low alloyed steel from 773 to 623 K to provide a clearer basis for discussion regarding the change in the austenite lattice parameter. According to diffraction profile analysis, fresh bainite possesses a body-centered tetragonal structure, and its c/a ratio decreases rapidly over time. The austenite lattice parameter increases or decreases depending on whether the transformation temperature is above or below the nose of the Time-Temperature-Transformation (TTT) curve. This isothermal transformation behavior can be divided into two categories: above and below the nose of TTT curve, which correspond to the upper and lower bainites, respectively. The internal stresses caused by the transformation strains are relaxed by dislocation motion and vacancy formation. The yielded dislocations and vacancies not only affect the broadening of both austenite and bainitic ferrite diffraction peaks but also the lattice parameter.

Thinning behavior of solid boron carbide immersed in molten stainless steel for core disruptive accident of sodium-cooled fast reactor

江村 優軌; 高井 俊秀; 菊地 晋; 神山 健司; 山野 秀将; 横山 博紀*; 坂本 寛*

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 10 Pages, 2023/00

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2023.2287109

Boron carbide (BC)- stainless steel (SS) eutectic reaction behavior is one of the most important issues in the core disruptive accidents (CDAs) of sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs). In this study, the immersion experiments using BC pellets with molten SS were conducted to evaluate the CDA sequences such as contact event of solid BC with degraded core materials including SS at very high temperature. The immersion experiment aims at understanding the kinetic behavior of solid BC-liquid SS reaction based on the reduced thickness of BC pellet after the experiment in the temperature ranges from 1763 to 1943 K, which is higher than the temperature of solid BC-solid SS reaction. Based on the kinetic consideration of the reaction rate constants for solid BC-liquid SS reaction, it was found that similar temperature dependency was identified between solid BC-liquid SS and solid BC-solid SS. Besides, the reaction rate constants of solid BC-liquid SS were smaller than those of solid BC-solid SS extrapolated in higher temperature region by two or more orders of magnitude due to two different evaluation method for BC side/SS side. It was confirmed that this difference was reasonable through the consideration of previous reaction tests in solid-solid contact for BC side/SS side.

Hierarchical deformation heterogeneity during Lders band propagation in an Fe-5Mn-0.1C medium Mn steel clarified through scanning electron microscopy

小山 元道*; 山下 享介*; 諸岡 聡; Yang, Z.*; Varanasi, R. S.*; 北條 智彦*; 川崎 卓郎; Harjo, S.

ISIJ International, 62(10), p.2043 - 2053, 2022/10

https://doi.org/10.2355/isijinternational.ISIJINT-2022-098

deformation experiments with cold-rolled and intercritically annealed Fe-5Mn-0.1C steel were carried out at ambient temperature to characterize the deformation heterogeneity during Lders band propagation. Deformation band formation, which is a precursor phenomenon of Lders band propagation, occurred even in the macroscopically elastic deformation stage. The deformation bands in the Lders front grew from both the side edges to the center of the specimen. After macroscopic yielding, the thin deformation bands grew via band branching, thickening, multiple band initiation, and their coalescence, the behavior of which was heterogeneous. Thick deformation bands formed irregularly in front of the region where the thin deformation bands were densified. The thin deformation bands were not further densified when the spacing of the bands was below 10 m. Instead, the regions between the deformation bands showed a homogeneous plasticity evolution. The growth of the thin deformation bands was discontinuous, which may be due to the presence of ferrite groups in the propagation path of the deformation bands. Based on these observations, a model for discontinuous Lders band propagation has been proposed.

The Multiaxial creep-fatigue failure mechanism of Mod. 9Cr-1Mo steel under non-proportional loading; Effect of strain energy on failure lives

小川 文男*; 中山 雄太*; 旭吉 雅健*; 橋立 竜太; 若井 隆純; 伊藤 隆基*

Transactions of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (Internet), 7(2), p.549 - 564, 2022/06

https://doi.org/10.1007/s41403-021-00279-y

改良9Cr-1Mo鋼の非比例多軸クリープ疲労負荷におけるひずみエネルギーベースの寿命評価法を提案する。非弾性ひずみエネルギー密度は、ヒステリシスループ内の面積として算出した。また平均応力の影響を実験的に検討し、非弾性ひずみエネルギー密度とクリープ疲労寿命の関係を調べた。ヒステリシスループの調査から、最大応力の低下は破損寿命の延長につながるが、ひずみ保持中の応力緩和は強度低下を引き起こすことがわかった。そこで、ヒステリシスループの最大応力とひずみ保持中の最小応力の影響を考慮した非弾性ひずみエネルギー密度の補正法を提案し、単軸および非比例多軸荷重のひずみエネルギー密度を求めた。これらの結果をもとに、非比例多軸荷重下でのクリープ疲労寿命を支配するメカニズムについて考察した。