TY - GEN
T1 - Thermal and irradiation effects on high-temperature mechanical properties of materials for SCWR fuel cladding
AU - Kano, F.
AU - Tsuchiya, Y.
AU - Oka, K.
AU - Saito, N.
AU - Mimura, S.
AU - Kasahara, S.
AU - Kaneda, J.
AU - Matsui, H.
AU - Shikama, T.
AU - Narui, M.
AU - Oka, Y.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The thermal and irradiation effects on high-temperature mechanical properties are examined for candidate alloys for fuel cladding of supercritical water-cooled reactors (SCRWs). JMTR (Japan Materials Testing Reactor) and Experimental Fast Reactor JOYO were utilized for neutron irradiation tests, considering their fluence and temperature. Irradiation was performed with JMTR at 600°C up to 4×1024n/m2 and with JOYO at 600°C and 700°C up to 6×1025n/m2. Tensile test, creep test and hardness measurement were carried out for high-temperature mechanical properties. Based on the uniaxial creep test, the extrapolation curves were drawn with time-temperature relationships utilizing the Larson and Miller Parameter. Several candidate alloys are expected to satisfy the design requirement from the estimation of the creep rupture stress for 50000 hours. Comparing the creep strengths under irradiated and unirradiated conditions, it was inferred that creep deformation was dominated by the thermal effect rather than the irradiation at SCWR core condition. The microstructure was examined using transmission electron microscope (TEM) analysis, focusing on void swelling and helium (He) bubble formation. Void formation was observed in the materials irradiated with JOYO at 600°C but not at 700°C. However, its effect on the deformation of components was estimated to be tolerable since their size and density were negligibly small. The manufacturability of the thin-wall, small-diameter tube was confirmed for the potential candidate alloys through the trial tests in the factory where the fuel cladding tube is manufactured.
AB - The thermal and irradiation effects on high-temperature mechanical properties are examined for candidate alloys for fuel cladding of supercritical water-cooled reactors (SCRWs). JMTR (Japan Materials Testing Reactor) and Experimental Fast Reactor JOYO were utilized for neutron irradiation tests, considering their fluence and temperature. Irradiation was performed with JMTR at 600°C up to 4×1024n/m2 and with JOYO at 600°C and 700°C up to 6×1025n/m2. Tensile test, creep test and hardness measurement were carried out for high-temperature mechanical properties. Based on the uniaxial creep test, the extrapolation curves were drawn with time-temperature relationships utilizing the Larson and Miller Parameter. Several candidate alloys are expected to satisfy the design requirement from the estimation of the creep rupture stress for 50000 hours. Comparing the creep strengths under irradiated and unirradiated conditions, it was inferred that creep deformation was dominated by the thermal effect rather than the irradiation at SCWR core condition. The microstructure was examined using transmission electron microscope (TEM) analysis, focusing on void swelling and helium (He) bubble formation. Void formation was observed in the materials irradiated with JOYO at 600°C but not at 700°C. However, its effect on the deformation of components was estimated to be tolerable since their size and density were negligibly small. The manufacturability of the thin-wall, small-diameter tube was confirmed for the potential candidate alloys through the trial tests in the factory where the fuel cladding tube is manufactured.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84907921349
T3 - International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants 2009, ICAPP 2009
SP - 2277
EP - 2286
BT - International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants 2009, ICAPP 2009
PB - Atomic Energy Society of Japan
T2 - International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants 2009, ICAPP 2009
Y2 - 10 May 2009 through 14 May 2009
ER -