Lattice parameters of austenite and martensite during transformation for Fe-18Ni alloy investigated through neutron diffraction

Gong, W.; Harjo, S.; 友田 陽*; 諸岡 聡; 川崎 卓郎; 柴田 曉伸*; 辻 伸泰*

Acta Materialia, 250, p.118860_1 - 118860_16, 2023/05

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.118860

Martensitic transformation is accompanied by the generation of microscale and macroscale internal stresses during cooling below the martensitic transformation start temperature. These internal stresses have been determined through X-ray or neutron diffraction, but the reported results are not consistent, probably because the measured lattice parameter is influenced not only by the internal stress but also by several factors, including solute elements and crystal defects. Therefore, neutron diffraction combined with dilatometry measurements during martensitic transformation and subsequent cyclic tempering were performed for an Fe-18Ni alloy. The phase strains calculated by lattice parameter variations show that a hydrostatic compressive strain in austenite and a tensile strain in martensite arose as the martensitic transformation progressed during continuous cooling or isothermal holding. However, the phase stresses of austenite and martensite estimated from these strains failed to hold stress balance law when dense crystal defects involved in the processes. After these crystal defects were removed by appropriate tempering, the stress balance law held well. Meanwhile, the phase stresses of austenite and martensite were changed to opposite, revealing their true identity. Various crystal defects in austenite and martensite, introduced by plastic accommodation, were suggested to affect their lattice parameters and then their phase stresses.

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.

structure observation of pyroelectric ceramics during power generation cycle

川崎 卓郎; 福田 竜生; 山中 暁*; 坂本 友和*; 村山 一郎*; 加藤 孝典*; 馬場 将亮*; 橋本 英樹*; Harjo, S.; 相澤 一也; et al.

Journal of Applied Physics, 131(13), p.134103_1 - 134103_7, 2022/04

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0084166

The microscopic origin of the pyroelectric power generation using ferroelectric ceramics for energy harvesting from time-varying waste heat can be understood by conducting neutron diffraction measurements. The behavior of the domain orientation and lattice strain in the lead zirconate titanate (PZT)-based ceramics with a tetragonal structure during the novel power generation cycle combining electric field and temperature change were investigated. The [001] domains and the lattice strain of the (111) plane in the direction of parallel to the electric field increase in the process of simultaneous rise in the electric field and temperature, and rapidly decrease in the process of the field drop. The alignment of the domain orientation by the electric field and its randomization by the higher temperature during the cycle are critical features of the current power generation system.

Work hardening behavior of dual phase copper-iron alloy at low temperature

山下 享介*; 古賀 紀光*; 川崎 卓郎; 諸岡 聡; 友野 翔平*; 梅澤 修*; Harjo, S.

Materials Science & Engineering A, 819, p.141509_1 - 141509_10, 2021/07

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2021.141509

In-situ neutron diffraction measurements were performed on a cold-rolled copper-iron (Cu-Fe) alloy during tensile tests at 293 K and 150 K. The roles of Cu and Fe on the deformation behavior of alloys were discussed and clarified. The strength and work-hardening rate of the alloy increased with decreasing test temperature. Furthermore, the phase stress of Fe increased considerably with decreasing test temperature; however, the response of this stress to the applied true stress exhibited no dependence on the temperature. The phase stresses of Cu changed only slightly with decreasing test temperature. However, the Cu phase stress response to the applied true stress increased with decreasing test temperature, indicating an increase in the work-hardening rate. The strengthening of Fe and the increase in the work-hardening of Cu contributed to an increase in the strength and work-hardening rate of the Cu-Fe alloy at low temperatures.

Effect of solute carbon on the characteristic hardening of steel at high temperature

古賀 紀光*; 梅澤 修*; 山本 正之*; 山本 卓*; 山下 享介; 諸岡 聡; 川崎 卓郎; Harjo, S.

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 52(3), p.897 - 901, 2021/03

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-020-06113-4

Small ball rebound hardness tests demonstrated characteristic hardening at 700 K in the ultra-low carbon and pearlitic steels. The equilibrium phase diagram of Fe-C binary alloy calculated using Thermo-Calc exhibited dissolving of cementite above 700 K. Moreover, in-situ heating neutron diffraction measurement demonstrated the increase of lattice parameter by dissolving of cementite above 700 K. Therefore, it can be concluded that the characteristic hardening above 700 K can be attributed to the solid solute carbon.

Role of retained austenite in low alloy steel at low temperature monitored by neutron diffraction

山下 享介; 諸岡 聡; Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; 古賀 紀光*; 梅澤 修*

Scripta Materialia, 177, p.6 - 10, 2020/03

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.10.002

neutron diffraction measurements during tensile tests at low temperatures of a low alloy steel containing retained austenite have been performed. Evolutions of phase fractions and phase stresses were analyzed and discussed with the progress of deformation. The role of austenite in the steel during deformation at low temperatures was observed not to directly in the contribution to the strengths but in the improvement of the elongation by transformation of austenite to martensite -and in the increasing of the work-hardening rate by an increase in the phase fraction of martensite and the work hardening of martensite.

Change in mechanical properties by high-cycle loading up to Gigacycle for 316L stainless steel

直江 崇; Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; Xiong, Z.*; 二川 正敏

JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 28, p.061009_1 - 061009_6, 2020/02

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSCP.28.061009

J-PARCの核破砕中性子源に設置されている316L鋼製の水銀ターゲット容器は、陽子及び中性子照射環境により損傷する。照射損傷に加えて、陽子線励起圧力波により期待される設計寿命である5000時間の運転中に、約4.5億回の繰返し応力を受ける。これまでに容器構造材のギガサイクルまでの疲労挙動を調査するために、超音波疲労試験を実施し、疲労後の残強度を測定するなかで、繰返し硬化及び軟化現象を観測した。本研究では、ギガサイクルまでの繰返し硬化/軟化について調査するために、物質・生命科学実験施設(BL-19匠)で中性子回折により繰返し負荷後の試料の転位密度を測定した。その結果、受け入れ材は負荷の繰返し数の増加と共に転位密度が増加した。一方、照射による転位導入を模擬した冷間圧延材は、負荷の繰返し過程において転位の消滅と再蓄積が確認された。ワークショップでは、ターゲット容器構造材のギガサイクルまでの疲労試験の進捗と中性子回折の測定結果について報告する。

Study on a unified criterion for preventing plastic strain accumulation due to long distance travel of temperature distribution

岡島 智史; 若井 隆純; 川崎 信史

Mechanical Engineering Journal (Internet), 4(5), p.16-00641_1 - 16-00641_11, 2017/10

http://doi.org/10.1299/mej.16-00641

The prevention of excessive deformation by thermal ratcheting is important in the design of high-temperature components of fast breeder reactors (FBR). As a result of experimental study that simulated the fast breeder reactor vessel nearby the coolant surface, it was reported that long distance traveling of temperature distribution causes new type of thermal ratcheting, even if there is no primary stress. In this paper, we propose a simple screening criterion to prevent continuous accumulation of plastic strain derived from long distance traveling of temperature distribution. The major cause of this ratcheting mechanism is lack of residual stress that brings shakedown behavior at the center of yielding area. Because the residual stresses are derived from constraint against the elastic part, we focused on the distance from the center of yielding area to the elastic region. So, the proposed criterion restricts the axial length of the area with full-section yield state, which is the double of the above distance. We validated the proposed criterion based on finite element analyses using elastic-perfectly plastic material. As the result of the validation analyses, we confirmed that the accumulation of the plastic strain saturates before 2nd cycles in the cases that satisfy the proposed criterion, regardless of the shape of temperature distribution.

SENJU; A New time-of-flight single-crystal neutron diffractometer at J-PARC

大原 高志; 鬼柳 亮嗣; 及川 健一; 金子 耕士; 川崎 卓郎; 田村 格良; 中尾 朗子*; 花島 隆泰*; 宗像 孝司*; 茂吉 武人*; et al.

Journal of Applied Crystallography, 49(1), p.120 - 127, 2016/02

https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576715022943

SENJU, a time-of-flight Laue-type single-crystal neutron diffractometer, was developed at the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) of the Japan Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC). Molecular structure analysis of a sub-millimeter taurine crystal and magnetic structure analysis of a MnF crystal were performed to evaluate its performance.

平成25年度核燃料サイクル工学研究所放出管理業務報告書(排水)

渡辺 均; 中野 政尚; 藤田 博喜; 河野 恭彦; 井上 和美; 吉井 秀樹*; 大谷 和義*; 檜山 佳典*; 後藤 一郎*; 木部 智*; et al.

JAEA-Review 2014-040, 115 Pages, 2015/01

JAEA-Review-2014-040.pdf:4.26MB

本報告書は、原子力規制関係法令を受けた「再処理施設保安規定」,「核燃料物質使用施設保安規定」,「放射線障害予防規程」,「放射線保安規則」及び「茨城県等との原子力施設周辺の安全確保及び環境保全に関する協定書」,「水質汚濁防止法」並びに「茨城県条例」に基づき,平成25年4月1日から平成26年3月31日までの期間に日本原子力研究開発機構核燃料サイクル工学研究所から環境へ放出した放射性排水の放出管理結果をとりまとめたものである。再処理施設, プルトニウム燃料開発施設をはじめとする各施設からの放射性液体廃棄物は、濃度及び放出量ともに保安規定及び協定書等に定められた基準値を十分に下回った。