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広田 憲亮
JAEA-Review 2025-054, 132 Pages, 2026/03
近年、カーボンニュートラル実現のため、各国で原子力発電所の運転延長や新設が議論されている。日本では、2011年3月11日の東京電力福島第一原子力発電所事故後、新規制基準を満たした軽水炉のみが再稼働を果たしているが、想定以上に審査に時間を要している。特に再稼働した軽水炉の多くは加圧水型軽水炉(PWR)であり、福島第一原子力発電所の炉型である沸騰水型軽水炉(BWR)の再稼働は遅れている。ところで、原子力発電所での応力腐食割れ(SCC)は、これら原子力発電所の安全性を脅かす問題であり、材料や環境条件によってその影響が異なる。特に、SUS304やSUS316等のステンレス鋼は酸化皮膜や残留応力の存在により、クラックが発生しやすい。これまでの対策として、材料組成の改良や圧縮残留応力を付与するレーザピーニング等が試みられてきたが、高温環境下で長期間圧縮残留応力を保持していられるか否かはいまだ不透明である。そこで、本研究では、SCC抑制の新たなアプローチとして、結晶粒微細化加工技術に注目し、ステンレス鋼の結晶粒微細化を可能とする創製プロセスを確立した。次に、この創製されたステンレス鋼を用いて、原子炉運転環境下でのSCCによるクラック発生に及ぼす結晶粒微細化の影響を系統的に分析し、SCC発生抑制効果について、そのメカニズムを調査した。さらに、実用的な観点で、表層部のみに結晶粒微細化プロセスを適用する方法を提案し、そのSCC抑制効果を評価した。これらの結果は、原子力発電所の長期運転時のSCC抑制に大きく貢献するとともに、シュラウド構造部材の長寿命化に重要な役割を果たす技術であると期待される。
Qin, T. Y.*; Hu, F. F.*; 徐 平光; Zhang, R.*; Su, Y. H.; Ao, N.*; Li, Z. W.*; 篠原 武尚; 菖蒲 敬久; Wu, S. C.*
International Journal of Fatigue, 202, p.109233_1 - 109233_16, 2026/01
被引用回数:3 パーセンタイル:76.65(Engineering, Mechanical)The surface induction-hardened S38C medium carbon steel shows a good balance of strength and toughness, but complicates the evaluation of fatigue resistance, mainly because of gradient residual stress (RS) and grains. An integrated fatigue resistance assessment (AIFA) framework was proposed to consider the residual stress relief under stochastic loads. To this end, quasi-in situ neutron diffraction and Bragg-edge imaging were combined to probe the evolution of residual stress during crack propagation. Firstly, a rigid-flexible coupled vehicle dynamics model was adopted to obtain the time-domain variable amplitude loading spectrum. Then, Fortran subroutines were developed to assign these data into full-scale S38C axle model, and the remaining life was predicted using the damage tolerance approach. The results demonstrate that crack propagation would accelerate when residual stress is considered in the case of the crack depth exceeding 3.0 mm. It is, for the first time, found that 15 mm- and 5 mm-thickness fan-shaped specimens can retain the axial and hoop residual strain in terms of diffraction angle variation, respectively, for full-scale structural S38C steel axles. In the absence of RS, the remaining life of the axle decreases sharply from 624,800 to 51,300 km as the crack depth increases from 3.0 to 16 mm. Compared with the standard method under constant amplitude loading without residual stress relief, the present AIFA method provides the more accurate but conservative fatigue life prediction.
西條 友章; 島崎 洋祐; 石原 正博
JAEA-Technology 2025-010, 126 Pages, 2025/12
HTTR(高温工学試験研究炉)の運転中には、黒鉛構造物に熱応力が発生する。また、黒鉛材料は中性子照射により収縮挙動を示すとともに、クリープ現象が発生するため、原子炉停止時には黒鉛構造物に残留応力が発生する。そこで、HTTR炉心黒鉛構造物の設計においては、有限要素法応力解析コード「VIENUS」を用いた黒鉛構造物の応力解析を行ってきた。HTTRの黒鉛構造物は配置場所によって照射される温度域が400
Cから1200
Cと大きく異なるため、材料物性値や照射収縮などの照射挙動も黒鉛構造物ごとに異なる。一方、VIENUSコードは熱流動・熱伝導解析結果を解析条件として入力し応力を評価する解析コードであるため、温度条件や材料物性値をパラメータとした検討には向かない。そこで、本報告書ではVIENUSコードよりもパラメータスタディを効率的に実施できる2本のはり要素からなる簡易粘弾性評価モデルを用いて、400
Cから1200
Cの温度域にある黒鉛構造物の照射挙動が応力挙動に与える影響を解析し、運転時応力は黒鉛構造物の照射収縮の影響により、照射温度800
Cを境に2つの異なる挙動を示すことを明らかにした。また、原子炉停止時の残留応力は熱応力に漸近するため、照射収縮が大きくなった場合でも過度に大きくならないことがわかった。さらに、簡易粘弾性評価モデルとVIENUSの応力解析結果を比較した結果、応力挙動の傾向が一致し、簡易粘弾性評価モデルは応力挙動の把握に有用であることが明らかとなった。
山下 享介*; 柳樂 知也*; Gong, W.; 川崎 卓郎; Harjo, S.; 潮田 浩作*; 藤井 英俊*
鉄と鋼, 111(17), p.1057 - 1071, 2025/12
Neutron diffraction mapping was conducted on linear friction welded joints of 12 mm thick high-phosphorus weathering steel (SPA-H) to evaluate residual stress, dislocation density, and crystallographic orientation. Welding was performed at 100 MPa and 250 MPa. The weld interface mainly comprised refined ferrite with retained austenite and martensite, indicating temperatures exceeded A1 and induced reverse transformation. The 250 MPa joint showed a lower welding temperature. Elongated grains formed near the surface along the oscillation direction (OD), while equiaxed grains appeared at the center. High tensile residual stresses were found at the weld center, with compressive stress near the surface perpendicular to the weld. Pressure had little effect on overall stress trends. Dislocation density increased with pressure due to suppressed dynamic recovery. Strong texture developed at the interface, with limited pressure dependence.
柾木 直人*; 金子 暁子*; 堀口 直樹; 吉田 啓之
Extended Abstracts of the 11th JSME-KSME Thermal and Fluid Engineering Conference (J-K TFEC11) (Internet), 6 Pages, 2025/10
原子炉の炉心溶融が発生した場合、溶融燃料はジェット状に冷却材プールへ侵入する可能性がある。ジェットの微粒化は、溶融燃料と冷却材間の熱伝達を促進することから、シビアアクシデントマネージメントにおいて極めて重要である。これまでのジェットの微粒化に関する研究は、ジェットに作用する界面せん断応力に着目してきた。界面せん断応力は、界面波の成長と変形に寄与し、最終的には液滴形成を促進する要因となる。しかし、円柱状のジェットにおける界面波の発展を観察し、界面に作用するせん断応力を定量化することは実験では極めて難しいため、界面せん断応力がジェットに与える影響は未だ十分に解明されていない。本研究は、ジェットに及ぼす界面せん断応力の影響を実験的に明らかにすることを目的とする。実験は3D-LIF法およびPIVを用いた液-液系で行った。ここで、両相の屈折率を一致させるためジェット相にグリセロール-水溶液を、連続相にシリコーンオイルを用いた。ジェットは直径3mmのノズルからプールへ垂直下方に侵入させた。噴出速度は2.6m/s、プールの深さは30mmとした。3D-LIF法およびPIVのため、ローダミン6Gおよびトレーサ粒子を用いた。結果として、ジェットの界面で2種類の波が観察された。ノズルから15mm以上離れた界面では、大きな波が二次元(軸対称)で現れ、それらの表面上に波長
=1mmの三次元的な小波が形成されることが確認された。さらに、小波に作用する界面せん断応力は、大波に作用するそれよりも大きいことが明らかとなった。また、小波からは容易に液滴が形成されることが観察された。これらの結果から、小波に高い界面せん断応力が作用することにより、液滴形成が促進されることを実験的に結論付けた。
豊田 晃大; 今川 裕也; 鬼澤 高志; 鈴木 章裕*
Proceedings of the ASME 2025 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference (PVP2025) (Internet), 8 Pages, 2025/07
Sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs) have been focused on to realize a decarbonized society and are being developed in Japan. Since there is concern that Mod.9Cr-1Mo steel, a candidate material for SFR steam generators, will be affected by thermal aging and lose strength when used at high temperatures for long periods of time, it is important to evaluate the effect of thermal aging over long periods of time. Mod.9Cr-1Mo steel requires post weld heat treatment (PWHT) after welding. In the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME)code, Rules on the Design and Construction of Nuclear Power Plants, the allowable values for base metal are set using materials that have undergone stress relief heat treatment (SR) after normalizing and tempering (NT) to simulate the thermal history of the PWHT. This paper describes the post aging tensile strength of materials subjected to prolonged thermal aging in order to provide a more detailed evaluation of the effects of thermal aging on Mod. 9Cr-1Mo steels subjected to NT+SR than has been done in the past. The evaluation in this paper used tensile test results of material that had been actually thermal aged at 550
C for approximately 200,000 hours. The results of post aging tensile tests showed that there was a difference in strength loss after aging between the NT materials and NT+SR materials. This paper discusses the differences between NT materials and NT+SR materials from the tensile test results obtained and identifies issues that need to be resolved for further analysis.
鈴木 賢治*; 三浦 靖史*; 豊川 秀訓*; 城 鮎美*; 菖蒲 敬久; 諸岡 聡; 柴山 由樹
Quantum Beam Science (Internet), 9(2), p.15_1 - 15_15, 2025/06
In this study, austenitic stainless steel pipes with a small diameter (100A) were butt-welded and the residual stress was measured using high energy synchrotron radiation X-rays and neutron. The welding residual stress is asymmetrical with respect to the welding line and has unevenness due to the crystal grains. Large axial residual stress occurs from the HAZ near the penetration bead toward the weld part. A simulation of a butt-welded pipe was performed using the finite element method. In the half model of the welded pipe, the butt-plane was assumed to keep a plane. The simulated residual stress by the half model was larger than that by the whole model. To perform an accurate simulation, the whole butt-welded piping must be modeled. The real tensile stress area from the HAZ near the penetration bead toward the weld was not obtained by the simulation.
北條 智彦*; 小山 元道*; 熊井 麦弥*; Zhou, Y.*; 柴山 由樹; 城 鮎美*; 菖蒲 敬久; 齋藤 寛之*; 味戸 沙耶*; 秋山 英二*
ISIJ International, 65(2), p.284 - 296, 2025/02
被引用回数:0 パーセンタイル:0.00(Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering)Stress and plastic strain distributions and those partitioning behaviors of ferrite and retained austenite were investigated in the medium manganese (Mn) and the transformation-induced plasticity-aided bainitic ferrite (TBF) steels, and the martensitic transformation behaviors of retained austenite during Luders elongation and work hardening were analyzed using synchrotron X-ray diffraction at SPring-8. The stress and plastic strain of retained austenite and volume fraction of retained austenite were remarkably changed during Luders deformation in the medium Mn steel, implying that the medium Mn steel possessed inhomogeneous deformation at the parallel part of the tensile specimen. On the other hand, the distributions of the stress, plastic strain and volume fraction of retained austenite were homogeneous and the homogeneous deformation occurred at the parallel part of the tensile specimen at the plastic deformation regime with work hardening in the medium Mn and TBF steels. The martensitic transformation of retained austenite at uders deformation in the medium Mn steel was possessed owing to the application of high stress and preferential deformation at retained austenite, resulting in a significant increase in the plastic deformation and reduction of stress in the retained austenite. The martensitic transformation of retained austenite at the plastic deformation regime with work hardening was induced by the high dislocation density and newly applied plastic deformation in retained austenite in the medium Mn steel whereas the TBF steel possessed gradual transformation of retained austenite which is applied high tensile stress and moderate plastic deformation.
広田 憲亮; 中野 寛子; 武田 遼真; 井手 広史; 土谷 邦彦; 小林 能直*
材料の科学と工学, 61(6), p.248 - 252, 2024/12
SUS304Lステンレス鋼の0.2%耐力に関する比較分析により、ひずみ速度が低下するほど、温度が上昇するほど、0.2%耐力は著しく低下することが明らかとなった。一方で結晶粒径を68.6
mから0.59
mに微細化した場合における低ひずみ速度下での0.2%耐力への強度低下率の影響は小さかった。しかし、結晶粒微細化は、室温に比べて原子炉運転温度下での0.2%耐力低下には影響を及ぼした。粒内応力腐食割れ(SCC)を促進する条件下での低ひずみ速度引張試験では、28.4
m以下の結晶粒径を持つSUS304Lに対しては、原子炉運転温度下での破断ひずみと同等の値を示したが、粗粒のSUS304Lでは破断ひずみが低下した。微細構造解析では、より結晶粒が微細な材料で87%以上の延性破面が観察され、特に0.59
mの結晶粒径を持つSUS304Lでは{111}/
3粒界が数多く存在する一方で、結晶粒径が大きくなるにつれてその割合が減少していた。これらの結果は、結晶粒微細化により、{111}/
3粒界の増加を通じて、腐食の進行が遅延し、粒内SCCが抑制されたことを示唆している。
直江 翔太*; 田中 歩*; 神崎 訓枝; 竹中 伶樹*; 迫田 晃弘; 宮地 孝明*; 山岡 聖典*; 片岡 隆浩*
Acta Medica Okayama (Internet), 78(5), p.387 - 399, 2024/10
Radon is a known risk factor for lung cancer; however, it can be used beneficially, such as in radon therapy. We have previously reported the enhancement of antioxidant effects associated with trace amounts of oxidative stress as one of the positive biological effects of radon inhalation. However, the biological effects of radon inhalation are incompletely understood, and more detailed and comprehensive studies are required. Although several studies have used proteomics to investigate the effects of radon inhalation on body proteins, none has focused on brain proteins. In this study, we evaluated the expression status of proteins in murine brains using proteomic and multivariate analyses to identify those whose expressions changed following two days of radon inhalation at a concentration of 1,500 Bq/m
. We found associations of radon inhalation with the expressions of seven proteins related to neurotransmission and heat shock. These proteins may be proposed as biomarkers indicative of radon inhalation. Although further studies are required to obtain the detailed biological significance of these protein alterations, this study contributes to the elucidation of the biological effects of radon inhalation as a low-dose radiation.
Harjo, S.; Gong, W.; 相澤 一也; 山崎 倫昭*; 川崎 卓郎
日本材料学会第58回X線材料強度に関するシンポジウム講演論文集, p.58 - 60, 2024/07
The experiment and analysis procedures for a sample exhibiting multimodal structures were outlined. The sample, a Mg
Zn
Y
alloy, initially comprised two phases: the HCP
matrix (
Mg) and the long-period stacking ordered phase (LPSO), constituting approximately 25% of the volume. Through hot extrusion at 623 K with an extrusion ratio (R) of 5.0, the alloy was rendered multimodal. Specifically, at an R value of 5.0, dynamic recrystallization occurred partially within the
Mg phase, resulting in a bimodal microstructure. This microstructure consisted of a deformed
Mg component and a recrystallized
Mg component. An analysis employing Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) data facilitated multimodal characterization, enabling successful determination of stresses within the individual
Mg components, as well as the LPSO phase stress.
Harjo, S.; Gong, W.; 川崎 卓郎
日本材料学会第58回X線材料強度に関するシンポジウム講演論文集, p.51 - 54, 2024/07
In-situ neutron diffraction was used to study tensile deformation in an extruded AZ31 alloy. The aim was to validate existing methods and develop new ones for stress evaluation in magnesium alloys. Results showed varied increases in lattice strains among grains, posing challenges for conventional procedures. A new method, considering grain volume fraction and multiple orientations, proved highly accurate. When simultaneous hk.l peaks weren't available, the 12.1 peak was recommended for stress evaluation, showing a linear relationship with applied stress throughout deformation.
Li, S.; Li, Y.; Lu, K.*; Lacroix, V.*; Dulieu, P.*
Proceedings of the ASME 2024 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference (PVP 2024) (Internet), 18 Pages, 2024/07
The stress intensity factor (SIF) solutions for subsurface flaws in flat plates are provided in Appendix A of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section XI. A part of the SIF solutions was initially provided in the 2015 edition. The solutions were obtained for the fourth order polynomial stress distribution base on the influence function method. The solutions were expanded in the 2021 edition for subsurface flaws near the surface of the plate. The additional solutions were obtained based on the J-integral from the elastic finite element analyses. However, recent investigations have found that there is a minor discrepancy in trend between the two sets of SIF solutions because they were obtained by using different numerical methods. Although the discrepancy is very small, the change in trend causes some difficulties in engineering applications. In this work, the SIF solutions are recalculated using the same numerical method based on the J-integral from elastic finite element analyses. The results are compared with the solutions in the current Section XI, RSE-M, and are finally cross-checked with the results obtained from an independent numerical model. The results are useful to eliminate the discrepancy in trend in the SIF solutions for subsurface flaws in flat plates in the current edition of Section XI.
Li, S.; 山口 義仁; 勝山 仁哉; Li, Y.
Proceedings of the ASME 2024 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference (PVP 2024) (Internet), 8 Pages, 2024/07
Flaws due to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) were recently detected in welded joints of austenitic stainless steel piping lines in pressurized water reactors. Welding-induced high hardness and tensile residual stress are known as one of the main factors affecting SCC. In this work, thermal-elastic-plastic coupled three-dimensional finite element analyses were performed to investigate the distributions of welding residual stress and hardness in butt-welded joints of Type 316 stainless steel. Different heat inputs were applied to the pipe welds, including normal heat input, high heat input and very high heat input. Two different constraint conditions were considered for the welded joints, i.e., both ends free or clamped, the latter indicating that the welded joint is constrained by the surrounding piping system. Simulation results were compared with experimental data such as welding thermal cycle, axial shrinkage and residual stress for validation. The effects of heat input and constraint condition on the welding residual stress and hardness at different sections of the welded joints including the weld start/end location were discussed in detail.
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
被引用回数:12 パーセンタイル:67.93(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)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.
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
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.
Zhang, H.*; 梅原 裕太郎*; 吉田 啓之; 森 昌司*
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 218, p.124750_1 - 124750_11, 2024/01
被引用回数:15 パーセンタイル:78.43(Thermodynamics)The interfacial shear stress and pressure drop of an upward vertical annular flow of nitrogen-water, HFC134a-water, and nitrogen-95% ethanol solution were comprehensively investigated considering the effect of the liquid-gas density ratio and surface tension. A direct link between the disturbance wave height and equivalent sand-grain roughness was noted through the analogy with the famous Moody chart for single-phase turbulent flows. A predictive model of the interfacial friction factor was developed based on this finding. To predict the pressure drop of the annular flow, a new model with good predictive performance for annular flows of various working fluids including steam-water under boiling water reactor operating condition (286
C and 7MPa) was proposed.
広田 憲亮; 中野 寛子; 藤田 善貴; 武内 伴照; 土谷 邦彦; 出村 雅彦*; 小林 能直*
The IV International Scientific Forum "Nuclear Science and Technologies"; AIP Conference Proceedings 3020, p.030007_1 - 030007_6, 2024/01
沸騰水型原子炉を模擬した高温高圧水中環境下では、溶存酸素量(DO)の変化により動的ひずみ時効(DSA)と粒界型応力腐食割れ(粒界SCC)がそれぞれ発生する。これらの現象の違いを明確に理解するために、その発生メカニズムを整理した。その結果、SUS304ステンレス鋼では、DOが1ppb未満の低濃度では粒内割れによるDSAが発生し、DOが100
8500ppbでは表面の酸化膜形成によりDSAは抑制されることがわかった。一方、DOが20000ppbまで上昇すると、皮膜が母材から剥離し、母材の結晶粒界に酸素元素が拡散し、粒界SCCが発生した。これらの結果から、DSAや粒界SCCによるクラック発生を抑制するためには、最適なDO濃度を調整する必要があることが示唆された。
松野 崇*; 藤田 大樹*; 松田 知子*; 柴山 由樹; 北條 智彦*; 渡邊 育夢*
Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 322, p.118174_1 - 118174_16, 2023/12
被引用回数:13 パーセンタイル:68.24(Engineering, Industrial)変態誘起塑性(TRIP)鋼の加工硬化における高応力三軸度の影響は、特にオーステナイト体積率の測定結果から幅広く知られている。プレス成形プロセスにおける材料の破壊予測のためには、このTRIP挙動を明らかにすることが重要である。しかし、高応力三軸度条件における流動応力の形成メカニズムは未解明である。本研究では、TRIP鋼の応力三軸度誘起による加工硬化挙動を調査するため、微小ノッチ付き丸棒を用いた新たな引張試験手法を開発した。測微法を用いて試験片をモデル化し、有限要素解析によって引張試験中の流動応力の同定に成功した。また、開発した引張試験手法と放射光X線回折を組み合わせ、応力形成挙動をその場測定した。TRIP型ベイニティックフェライト鋼では、流動応力と応力三軸性が不安定に増加し、加工硬化指数が低下して、より高い応力三軸性が誘起されることを明らかにした。一方、TRIP型マルテンサイト鋼は、鋭いノッチの場合、加工硬化指数の急激な減少によって特徴づけられる弱化挙動を示した。X線回折の結果から、鋼材内部の微視組織の不均一性がオーステナイト相に非常に高い静水圧応力をもたらすことで、これらの対照的な挙動が説明できると結論づけた。本研究結果は、応力三軸度を考慮したTRIP鋼のプレス成形プロセスに関する枠組みについて、新たに応力三軸度を考慮した枠組みが必要であることが示唆される。
Harjo, S.; Gong, W.; 川崎 卓郎
Quantum Beam Science (Internet), 7(4), p.32_1 - 32_13, 2023/12
Tensile deformation in situ neutron diffraction of an extruded AZ31 alloy was performed to validate conventional procedures and to develop new procedures for stress evaluation from lattice strains by diffraction measurements of HCP-structured magnesium alloys. Increases in the lattice strains with respect to the applied true stress after yielding largely vary among [
] grains. The newly proposed procedure of stress evaluation from the lattice strains shows very high accuracy and reliability by weighting the volume fraction of [
] grains and evaluating them in many [
] orientations in addition to multiplication by the diffraction elastic constant. When multiple
peaks cannot be obtained simultaneously, we recommend to use the 12.1 peak for stress evaluation.