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Helium 3 precipitation in AISI 316L stainless steel induced by radioactive decay of tritium: Growth mechanism of helium bubbles

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The growth of helium bubbles in 316L stainless steel in which helium was generated from the tritium decay is examined using image analysis of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) micrographs. The influence of temperature (1073, 1223, and 1373 K), annealing time (0.083 to 1000 hours), cold deformation (92 pct) and helium content (35 and 3.7 appm) on the bubble’s density, volume fraction, and mean size is investigated. For the chosen conditions of helium precipitation and growth (high temperature and large annealing time), the experimental results suggest that the observed increase in the size of the large bubbles present after a 0.083-hour aging at 1373 K proceedsvia a facet limited migration and coalescence mechanism.

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    A. M. Brass (Senior Researcher), C. Haut (Research Engineer) & J. Chene (Senior Researcher)

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Chanfreau, A., Brass, A.M., Haut, C. et al. Helium 3 precipitation in AISI 316L stainless steel induced by radioactive decay of tritium: Growth mechanism of helium bubbles. Metall Mater Trans A 25, 2131–2143 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02652314

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