Bn. Singh et al., Effects of neutron irradiation on microstructure and deformation behaviourof mono- and polycrystalline molybdenum and its alloys, J NUCL MAT, 263, 1998, pp. 865-872
The influence of neutron irradiation on microstructural evolution and mecha
nical properties of mono- and polycrystalline molybdenum and its alloys has
been investigated. Tensile specimens and 3 mm diameter discs of monocrysta
ls of pure molybdenum and Mo-5%Re were irradiated with fission neutrons at
similar to 320 K to displacement doses in the range 5.4 x 10(-4) to 1.6 x 1
0(-1) dpa (NRT) in the DR-3 reactor at Riso National Laboratory. For compar
ison, polycrystalline specimens of Mo-5% Re and TZM were also irradiated to
gether with the monocrystalline specimens. Both unirradiated and irradiated
specimens were tensile tested at 295 K. Post-irradiation microstructures w
ere quantitatively characterized using a transmission electron microscope (
TEM). Fracture surfaces were examined in a scanning electron microscope (SE
M). The results of tensile testing as well as of transmission and scanning
microscopy are presented and discussed in terms of intracascade clustering
of self-interstitial atoms and the role of one-dimensional glide of these c
lusters in controlling microstructural evolution and the resulting mechanic
al properties. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.