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Comparison of Irradiation-Induced Hardening Behavior of P91 Ferritic Martensitic Steel and CrFeMoV High-Entropy Alloy

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A novel multi-principal elemental high-entropy alloy (CrFeMoV alloy) has been synthesized based on the composition of void swelling resistant Ferritic steel. The CrFeMoV alloy and P91 ferritic steel with BCC structure were implanted with 130 keV helium ions of different concentrations at room temperature, and their irradiation-induced hardening behavior has been studied through nano-indentation experiments in this work. The bulk equivalent hardness of both the alloys in unirradiated and irradiated conditions has been calculated by fitting the hardness-depth profiles through Kasada’s method after elimination of Softer Substrate Effect. Though both the alloys exhibit a hardening behavior with irradiation, the designed CrFeMoV alloy showed a better hardening resistance at all doses of irradiation with helium ions.

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Acknowledgments

Authors thank Dr. S. Raju, Head, Physical Metallurgy Division & Associate Director, Materials Characterization Group, Dr. Shaju. K. Albert, Director, Metallurgy and Materials Group and Dr. Arun Kumar Bhaduri, Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research for their encouragement and support during this work. The authors also acknowledge UGC-DAE-CSR facility at Kalpakkam for extending the experimental facility. Mr. Saikumaran sincerely thanks HBNI-IGCAR for the fellowship.

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Saikumaran, A., Mythili, R., Magudapathy, P. et al. Comparison of Irradiation-Induced Hardening Behavior of P91 Ferritic Martensitic Steel and CrFeMoV High-Entropy Alloy. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 30, 3547–3555 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-021-05661-z

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