A double-shelled Alloy 718 window was irradiated at the Los Alamos Neutron
Science Center (LANSCE) with a I mA, 800 MeV proton beam to a maximum dose
of 20 dpa at a calculated irradiation temperature of 400 degreesC. After ir
radiation, the window was visually inspected in hot cells at the Chemical a
nd Metallurgical Research (CMR) facility at the Los Alamos National Laborat
ory (LANL) and cut into strips for analysis. Microhardness and optical meta
llography were performed at the LANL hot cells and tensile testing and gamm
a measurements were performed at Forschungszentrum Julich. The results of t
hese analyses are presented in comparison with previous results obtained on
similarly irradiated Alloy 718 components. A crack that occurred in-servic
e was also examined and possible failure modes are discussed. (C) 2001 Else
vier Science B.V. All rights reserved.