Effects of neutron-irradiation-induced intergranular phosphorus segregation and hardening on embrittlement in reactor pressure vessel steels

Y. Nishiyama; K. Onizawa; M. Suzuki; J. W. Anderegg; Y. Nagai; T. Toyama; M. Hasegawa; J. Kameda

doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2008.05.026

Effects of neutron-irradiation-induced intergranular phosphorus segregation and hardening on embrittlement in reactor pressure vessel steels

Y. Nishiyama, K. Onizawa, M. Suzuki, J. W. Anderegg, Y. Nagai, T. Toyama, M. Hasegawa, J. Kameda

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The effects of intergranular P segregation and hardening on the ductile-to-brittle transition temperature (DBTT) in several neutron-irradiated reactor pressure vessel steels with different bulk contents of P and Cu have been investigated using a scanning Auger microbe, a local electrode atom probe and positron annihilation spectroscopy. Increasing the neutron fluence at 563 K promotes intergranular P segregation, particularly in steels with high levels of P. The content of P (<570 ppm) more significantly affects irradiation-hardening than that of Cu (<0.17 wt.%) due to distinct formation of P-rich precipitates arising from the stabilization of vacancies. Analyzing the correlations between P segregation, hardening, fraction of intergranular fracture and DBTT, it is found neutron irradiation mitigates the embrittling effect of segregated P, and therefore the hardening more strongly affects the DBTT shift than the P segregation, with the exception of highly P-doped steel irradiated to high neutron fluence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4510-4521
Number of pages	12
Journal	Acta Materialia
Volume	56
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2008.05.026
Publication status	Published - 2008 Oct

Keywords

Grain-boundary segregation
Hardening
Irradiation embrittlement
Precipitate
Reactor pressure vessel steels

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Ceramics and Composites
Polymers and Plastics
Metals and Alloys

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