Radiation Environments and Alloy Behavior

  • P. G. Shewmon
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Part of the Battelle Institute Materials Science Colloquia book series (volume 31)

Abstract

Water reactors, breeder reactors, and fusion reactors will play an expanding role in our society for at least the next few centuries. Each requires that materials perform reliably under intense irradiation for years or decades. Several new phenomena occurring when alloys are exposed to such an environment have been identified, e.g., radiation creep, swelling, hardening, helium effects, and embrittlement. All but the helium effects result from the precipitation and annealing of the point defects continuously produced by fast neutrons. The current theories concerning these phenomena are described, and the requirements for future alloy design are outlined.

Keywords

Creep Rate Fusion Reactor Dislocation Loop Radiation Environment Displacement Cascade 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • P. G. Shewmon
    • 1
  1. 1.National Science FoundationUSA

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