Boron doping technique has been utilized to study the helium effect on
dimensional stability and mechanical property change under neutron ir
radiation of the structural materials for the fusion reactor. Dual ion
beam irradiation was carried out to investigate the effect of helium
and the chemical effect of doped boron separately on the swelling beha
vior of V and V-5wt%Fe alloy. Swelling at 873 K was estimated to be la
rger than that at 793 K for both materials, Without simultaneous heliu
m implantation, cavities formed near grain boundaries more than in the
matrix for both V and V-5Fe. Implanted helium atoms dearly assist nuc
leation of cavities in the matrix for both materials, however they sup
press cavity growth at 793 K, The effect of boron addition is not so c
lear as the effect of helium implantation. Boron addition enhanced swe
lling of V-5Fe at 793 K, however suppressed at 873 K.