Grain size dependent vacancy supersaturation profiles and their influence on void formation in an austenitic stainless steel during 1 MeV electron irradiation

B.N. Singh, A.J:E. Foreman

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    Abstract

    In order to study the effect of grain size on void formation during high energy electron irradiations, the steady-state point defect concentration and vacancy
    supersaturation profiles have been calculated for three-dimensional spherical grains up to three microns in size. In the calculations of vacancy supersaturation as a function of grain size, the effects of internal sink density and the dislocation preference for interstitial attraction have been included. The computations show that the level of vacancy supersaturation achieved in a grain decreases with decreasing grain size. The grain size dependence of the maximum vacancy supersaturation in the centre of the grains is found to be very similar to the grain size dependence of the maximum void number density and void volume swelling measured in the central regions of the grains. This agreement reinforces the interpretation that the grain size effect is due primarily to the depletior of point defects from the grain interior. It is suggested that the void nucleation is strongly dependent on the level of vacancy supersaturation.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationRoskilde, Denmark
    PublisherRisø National Laboratory
    Number of pages19
    ISBN (Print)87-550-0240-4
    Publication statusPublished - 1973
    SeriesRisø-M
    Number1679
    ISSN0418-6435

    Keywords

    • Risø-M-1679

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