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Fundamentals of Radiation Materials Science Metals and Alloys Bearbeitet von Gary S Was 1. Auflage 2007. Buch. xxii, 827 S. Hardcover ISBN 978 3 540 49471 3 Format (B x L): 15,5 x 23,5 cm Gewicht: 1554 g Weitere Fachgebiete > Technik > Werkstoffkunde, Mechanische Technologie > Materialwissenschaft: Metallische Werkstoffe schnell und portofrei erhältlich bei Die Online-Fachbuchhandlung beck-shop.de ist spezialisiert auf Fachbücher, insbesondere Recht, Steuern und Wirtschaft. Im Sortiment finden Sie alle Medien (Bücher, Zeitschriften, CDs, ebooks, etc.) aller Verlage. Ergänzt wird das Programm durch Services wie Neuerscheinungsdienst oder Zusammenstellungen von Büchern zu Sonderpreisen. Der Shop führt mehr als 8 Millionen Produkte.

Contents Movies accompanying the text are located at: www.sitemaker.umich.edu/was. Part I Radiation Damage 1 The Radiation Damage Event... 3 1.1 Neutron Nucleus Interactions.... 4 1.1.1 ElasticScattering... 4 1.1.2 InelasticScattering... 11 1.1.3 (n,2n)reactions... 14 1.1.4 (n, γ)reactions... 15 1.2 InteractionsBetweenIonsandAtoms... 17 1.2.1 InteratomicPotentials... 17 1.2.2 Collision Kinematics.... 24 1.3 Ionization Collisions....... 44 1.3.1 EnergyLossTheory... 44 1.3.2 RangeCalculations... 57 Nomenclature... 66 Problems... 68 References... 71 2 The Displacement of Atoms... 73 2.1 Elementary Displacement Theory...... 73 2.1.1 Displacement Probability...... 74 2.1.2 The Kinchin and Pease Model for Atom Displacements... 75 2.1.3 The Displacement Energy..... 78 2.1.4 TheElectronEnergyLossLimit... 83 2.2 Modifications to the K P Displacement Model..... 85 2.2.1 Consideration of E d intheenergybalance... 85 2.2.2 RealisticEnergyTransferCrossSections... 86 2.2.3 EnergyLossbyElectronicExcitation... 87 2.2.4 Effects of Crystallinity... 91 2.3 The Displacement Cross Section.......105 2.3.1 ElasticScattering...106 2.3.2 InelasticScattering...107 2.3.3 (n, 2n) and (n, γ) Displacements.....107 2.3.4 Modifications to the K P Model and Total Displacement Cross Section.....108

XVI Contents 2.4 Displacement Rates...109 2.5 Correlation of Property Changes and Irradiation Dose...113 2.6 Displacements from Charged Particle Irradiation...115 Nomenclature...119 Problems...121 References...123 3 The Damage Cascade... 125 3.1 Displacement Mean Free Path...125 3.2 PrimaryRecoilSpectrum...126 3.3 CascadeDamageEnergyandCascadeVolume...131 3.4 ComputerSimulationsofRadiationDamage...133 3.4.1 Binary Collision Approximation (BCA) Method..... 133 3.4.2 MolecularDynamics(MD)Method...136 3.4.3 KineticMonteCarlo(KMC)Method...138 3.5 StagesofCascadeDevelopment...140 3.6 BehaviorofDefectswithintheCascade...143 Nomenclature...152 Problems...153 References...154 4 Point Defect Formation and Diffusion... 155 4.1 Properties of Irradiation-Induced Defects...155 4.1.1 Interstitials...155 4.1.2 Multiple Interstitials...160 4.1.3 Interstitial Impurity Complexes.... 161 4.1.4 Vacancies....162 4.1.5 Multiple Vacancies.....162 4.1.6 Solute DefectandImpurity DefectClusters...162 4.2 Thermodynamics of Point Defect Formation......164 4.3 DiffusionofPointDefects...167 4.3.1 MacroscopicDescriptionofDiffusion...168 4.3.2 MechanismsofDiffusion...169 4.3.3 MicroscopicDescriptionofDiffusion...172 4.3.4 Jump Frequency, Γ...174 4.3.5 Jump Frequency, ω...176 4.3.6 Equations for D...177 4.4 CorrelatedDiffusion...180 4.5 Diffusion in Multicomponent Systems......182 4.6 DiffusionalongHighDiffusivityPaths...184 Nomenclature...187 Problems...188 References...190

Contents XVII 5 Radiation-Enhanced and Diffusion Defect Reaction Rate Theory... 191 5.1 PointDefectBalanceEquations...192 5.1.1 Case1:LowTemperature,LowSinkDensity...194 5.1.2 Case2:LowTemperature,IntermediateSinkDensity...196 5.1.3 Case3:LowTemperature,HighSinkDensity...197 5.1.4 Case4:HighTemperature...199 5.1.5 PropertiesofthePointDefectBalanceEquations...201 5.1.6 Deficiencies of the Simple Point Defect Balance Model... 203 5.2 Radiation-EnhancedDiffusion...203 5.3 DefectReactions...206 5.3.1 Defect Production.......209 5.3.2 Recombination...210 5.3.3 LosstoSinks...210 5.3.4 SinkStrengths...211 5.4 ReactionRate-ControlledProcesses...211 5.4.1 Defect VoidInteraction...211 5.4.2 Defect DislocationInteraction...212 5.5 Diffusion-LimitedReactions...212 5.5.1 Defect VoidReactions...213 5.5.2 Defect DislocationReactions...215 5.6 MixedRateControl...217 5.7 Defect Grain Boundary Reactions.....218 5.8 CoherentPrecipitatesandSolutes...219 Nomenclature...222 Problems...223 References...227 Part II Physical Effects of Radiation Damage 6 Radiation-Induced Segregation... 231 6.1 Radiation-Induced Segregation in Concentrated Binary Alloys..... 233 6.1.1 Solution to the Coupled Partial Differential Equations..... 239 6.1.2 Interstitial Binding...... 240 6.1.3 SoluteSizeEffect...241 6.1.4 EffectofTemperature...242 6.1.5 EffectofDoseRate...245 6.2 RISinTernaryAlloys...246 6.3 Effect of Local Composition Changes on RIS......250 6.4 EffectofSolutesonRIS...253 6.5 Examples of RIS in Austenitic Alloys...256 6.6 RIS in Ferritic Alloys...... 259 Nomenclature...263 Problems...264 References...265

XVIII Contents 7 Dislocation Microstructure... 267 7.1 DislocationLines...267 7.1.1 DislocationMotion...270 7.1.2 DescriptionofaDislocation...274 7.1.3 Displacements, Strains and Stresses......276 7.1.4 EnergyofaDislocation...280 7.1.5 LineTensionofaDislocation...281 7.1.6 ForcesonaDislocation...283 7.1.7 InteractionsBetweenDislocations...289 7.1.8 ExtendedDislocations...292 7.1.9 KinksandJogs...294 7.2 Faulted Loops and Stacking Fault Tetrahedra.....294 7.3 DefectClusters...298 7.3.1 FractionofDefectsFormingClusters...298 7.3.2 TypesofClusters...300 7.3.3 Cluster Mobility...304 7.4 ExtendedDefects...306 7.5 Effective Defect Production.....311 7.6 Nucleation and Growth of Dislocation Loops.....313 7.6.1 LoopNucleation...313 7.6.2 ClusteringTheory...319 7.6.3 Production Bias-Driven Cluster Nucleation.....321 7.7 DislocationLoopGrowth...325 7.8 Recovery...329 7.9 Evolution of the Interstitial Loop Microstructure...332 Nomenclature...335 Problems...338 References...341 8 Irradiation-Induced Voids and Bubbles... 343 8.1 VoidNucleation...343 8.1.1 Equilibrium Void Size Distribution...... 345 8.1.2 VoidNucleationRate...348 8.1.3 EffectofInertGas...355 8.1.4 Void Nucleation with Production Bias....362 8.2 VoidGrowth...365 8.2.1 Defect Absorption Rates and Concentrations at Sink Surfaces...366 8.2.2 PointDefectBalances...370 8.3 VoidGrowthEquation...372 8.3.1 TemperatureDependence...377 8.3.2 DoseDependence...380 8.3.3 RoleofDislocationsasBiasedSinks...384 8.3.4 DoseRateDependence...385 8.3.5 Irradiation Variable Shifts....388

Contents XIX 8.3.6 StressDependence...393 8.3.7 EffectofRIS...397 8.3.8 Effect of Production Bias......399 8.3.9 VoidLattices...402 8.3.10 Effect of Microstructure and Composition......404 8.3.11 Effect of Reactor Operating History.......409 8.4 Bubble Growth......415 8.4.1 Bubble Mechanics......415 8.4.2 GrowthLaw...418 8.4.3 Bubble Growth by Dislocation Loop Punching....421 8.4.4 Bubble Lattices....422 8.4.5 Helium Production......423 Nomenclature...423 Problems...427 References...430 9 Phase Stability Under Irradiation... 433 9.1 Radiation-Induced Segregation andradiation-inducedprecipitation...433 9.2 RecoilDissolution...436 9.3 RadiationDisordering...445 9.4 IncoherentPrecipitateNucleation...450 9.5 CoherentPrecipitateNucleation...455 9.6 MetastablePhases...460 9.6.1 Order DisorderTransformations...461 9.6.2 CrystalStructureTransformations...461 9.6.3 QuasicrystalFormation...463 9.7 Amorphization...463 9.7.1 Heat of Compound Formation andcrystalstructuredifferences...464 9.7.2 Solubility Range of Compounds andcriticaldefectdensity...467 9.7.3 Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Amorphization.....470 9.8 Phase Stability in Reactor Core Component Alloys......480 Nomenclature...484 Problems...487 References...488 10 Unique Effects of Ion Irradiation... 491 10.1 Ion Irradiation Techniques...491 10.2 Composition Changes......494 10.2.1 Sputtering...495 10.2.2 GibbsianAdsorption...501 10.2.3 RecoilImplantation...503 10.2.4 Cascade (Isotropic, Displacement) Mixing......506

XX Contents 10.2.5 Combination of Processes Affecting Surface CompositionalChanges...518 10.2.6 ImplantRe-DistributionDuringIonImplantation...522 10.3 OtherEffectsofIonImplantation...525 10.3.1 GrainGrowth...525 10.3.2 Texture...527 10.3.3 DislocationMicrostructure...528 10.4 HighDoseGasLoading:BlisteringandExfoilation...530 10.5 Solid Phases and Inert Gas Bubble Lattices...535 Nomenclature...537 Problems...540 References...543 11 Simulation of Neutron Irradiation Effects with Ions... 545 11.1 Motivation for Using Ion Irradiation as a Surrogate for Neutron Irradiation....545 11.2 Review of Aspects of Radiation Damage Relevant to Ion Irradiation 547 11.3 ParticleTypeDependenceofRIS...550 11.4 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Various Particle Types...... 557 11.4.1 Electrons...558 11.4.2 HeavyIons...562 11.4.3 Protons...564 11.5 Irradiation Parameters for Particle Irradiations....565 11.6 Emulation of Neutron Irradiation Damage with Proton Irradiation.. 567 Nomenclature...574 Problems...575 References...576 Part III Mechanical Effects of Radiation Damage 12 Irradiation Hardening and Deformation... 581 12.1 ElasticandPlasticDeformation...581 12.1.1 Elasticity...581 12.1.2 Plasticity...587 12.1.3 TensionTest...589 12.1.4 YieldStrength...592 12.2 Irradiation Hardening.....594 12.2.1 SourceHardening...595 12.2.2 FrictionHardening...597 12.2.3 Superposition of Hardening Mechanisms......606 12.2.4 HardeninginPolycrystals...612 12.2.5 Saturation of Irradiation Hardening......613 12.2.6 ComparisonofMeasuredandPredictedHardening...617 12.2.7 RadiationAnnealHardening...620

Contents XXI 12.2.8 The Correlation Between Hardness and Yield Strength.... 622 12.3 Deformation in Irradiated Metals......626 12.3.1 DeformationMechanismMaps...630 12.3.2 LocalizedDeformation...632 Nomenclature...636 Problems...638 References...640 13 Fracture and Embrittlement... 643 13.1 TypesofFracture...643 13.2 TheCohesiveStrengthofMetals...644 13.3 FractureMechanics...647 13.4 FractureMechanicsTests...653 13.5 Elastic-PlasticFractureMechanics...655 13.6 Brittle Fracture.......658 13.7 Irradiation-Induced Embrittlement in Ferritic Steels.....664 13.7.1 NotchedBarImpactTesting...664 13.7.2 DBTTandReductionintheUpperShelfEnergy...666 13.7.3 MasterCurveApproach...669 13.7.4 Factors Affecting the Degree of Embrittlement....673 13.7.5 Embrittlement of Ferritic-Martensitic Steels..... 677 13.7.6 Annealing and Re-Irradiation...678 13.7.7 Fatigue...679 13.8 Fracture and Fatigue of Austenitic Alloys at Low tointermediatetemperatures...685 13.8.1 Effect of Irradiation on Fracture Toughness.....686 13.8.2 Effect of Irradiation on Fatigue......689 13.9 High-Temperature Embrittlement......690 13.9.1 Grain Boundary Voids and Bubbles...692 13.9.2 Grain Boundary Sliding.......697 13.9.3 Grain Boundary Crack Growth......700 13.9.4 FractureMechanismMaps...703 Nomenclature...703 Problems...705 References...707 14 Irradiation Creep and Growth... 711 14.1 ThermalCreep...712 14.1.1 DislocationCreep...716 14.1.2 DiffusionalCreep...723 14.2 Irradiation Creep.....725 14.2.1 Stress-Induced Preferential Nucleation of Loops (SIPN)... 726 14.2.2 Stress-InducedPreferentialAbsorption(SIPA)...729 14.2.3 Climb and Glide due to Preferential Absorption (PAG).... 731 14.2.4 ClimbandGlideDrivenbyDislocationBias...733

XXII Contents 14.2.5 TransientCreep...734 14.2.6 Loop Unfaulting...738 14.2.7 RecoveryCreep...739 14.2.8 Diffusional Creep: Why There is no Effect of Irradiation.. 740 14.2.9 ComparisonofTheorywithCreepData...741 14.2.10 Irradiation-Modified Deformation Mechanism Map...744 14.3 Irradiation Growth and Creep in Zirconium Alloys......746 14.3.1 Microstructure of Irradiated Zirconium Alloys.......747 14.3.2 Irradiation Growth.....750 14.3.3 Irradiation Creep...753 Nomenclature...758 Problems...760 References...762 15 Environmentally Assisted Cracking of Irradiated Metals and Alloys. 765 15.1 StressCorrosionCracking:ATutorial...768 15.1.1 SCCTests...770 15.1.2 SCCProcesses...772 15.1.3 Metallurgical Condition...... 774 15.1.4 Crack Initiation and Crack Propagation....774 15.1.5 MechanismsofStressCorrosionCracking...783 15.1.6 PredictiveModelforCrackPropagation...786 15.1.7 MechanicalFractureModels...788 15.1.8 CorrosionFatigue...790 15.1.9 Hydrogen Embrittlement..... 790 15.2 Effects of Irradiation on Water Chemistry...791 15.2.1 RadiolysisanditsEffectonCorrosionPotential...791 15.2.2 EffectofCorrosionPotentialonIASCC...794 15.3 Service and Laboratory Observations of Irradiation Effects on SCC. 797 15.3.1 Austenitic Alloys...... 797 15.3.2 Ferritic Alloys...802 15.4 MechanismsofIASCC...805 15.4.1 Grain Boundary Chromium Depletion....805 15.4.2 Irradiation Hardening....806 15.4.3 DeformationMode...807 15.4.4 SelectiveInternalOxidation...809 15.4.5 Irradiation-Induced Creep....809 Nomenclature...809 Problems...811 References...812 Index... 815