Effect of tellurium (Te4+) irradiation on microstructure and associated irradiation-induced hardening
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2021-04
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IOP Publishing
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The GH3535 alloy samples were irradiated using 15-MeV Te4+ ions at 650 °C to a dose of 0.5, 3.0, 10, and 20 dpa, respectively. The Te atoms distribution and microstructure evolution were examined by electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The nano-indenter was then used to measure the nano-hardness changes of samples before and after irradiation. TEM results showed the formation of dislocation loops in the irradiated samples. Their mean diameters increase with the increase of irradiation dose and tends to be saturated when irradiation dose exceeds 10 dpa. The ratio of yield strength increments calculated by dispersed barrier hardening (DBH) model is basically consistent with that of nano-hardness increments measured by nano-indenter. In addition, the relationship between the nano-hardness increments and dpa for the GH3535 alloy irradiated by Te ions has been revealed in the study. © 2021 Chinese Physical Society and IOP Publishing Ltd
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Tellurium, Irradiation, Microstructure, Hardening, Transmission electron microscopy, Electron microprobe analysis
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Huang, H., Liu, J., Lei, G., Muránsky, O., Wei, T., & Ionescu, M. (2021). Effect of tellurium (Te4+) irradiation on microstructure and associated irradiation-induced hardening. Chinese Physics B, 30(5), 056108. doi:10.1088/1674-1056/abf039