The Effect of Ti, N and V Content and Heat Treatment on Irradiation and Mechanical Property of SCRAM Steels

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Yu ◽  
Feng Yang ◽  
Jinping Suo
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Vacuum Induction Melting ◽  
Induction Melting ◽  
Intermediate Heat Treatment ◽  
Brittle Transition ◽  
Ductile Brittle Transition Temperature ◽  
Brittle Transition Temperature

An Fe-Cr-W-V-Ti-N steel named SCRAM (super-clean reduced-activation martensitic) steel was designed for the first wall and blanket structure of fusion power plants. Compared with the Fe-Cr-W-V-Ta steel, TiN can precipitate first at 1650°C rather than TaC by the Thermal-cal Calculation. And we take vacuum induction melting (VIM) and electro-slag re-melting (ESR) together to manufacture the SCRAM steel, which can make the TiN fine and the steel pure. Mechanical properties and microstructures of SCRAM steels irradiated with single-beam (Fe) and sequential-beam (Fe plus He and Fe plus H) at 300°C were studied. The results show that, SCRAM steel can have better mechanical properties before and after irradiation while Ti was doped into the SCRAM steel. It has been reported that the precipitation formed in the steel has effect on the mechanical properties, irradiation properties and the ductile brittle transition temperature (DBTT). The effect of intermediate heat treatment on precipitation behavior and mechanical properties of SCRAM steel was investigated in order to obtain dispersed fine M23C6 carbides. The results indicated that MX carbonitrides precipitated first in the steel with intermediate heat treatment at 870°C rather than M23C6, which led to a decrease of carbon concentration in the supersaturated martensitic matrix and correspondingly a reduced volume fraction and mean size of M23C6. The intermediate heat treatment was beneficial to the mechanical properties, and proposed for reduction on the ductile brittle transition temperature (DBTT).

Evaluation of Ductile/Brittle Failure Theory and Derivation of the Ductile/Brittle Transition Temperature

2015 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard M. Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Brittle Failure ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Isotropic Materials ◽  
Brittle Transition ◽  
Failure Theory ◽  
Ductile Brittle Transition Temperature ◽  
Brittle Transition Temperature ◽  
Materials Failure

A recently developed ductile/brittle theory of materials failure is evaluated. The failure theory applies to all homogeneous and isotropic materials. The determination of the ductile/brittle transition is an integral and essential part of the failure theory. The evaluation process emphasizes and examines all aspects of the ductile versus the brittle nature of failure, including the ductile limit and the brittle limit of materials' types. The failure theory is proved to be extraordinarily versatile and comprehensive. It even allows derivation of the associated ductile/brittle transition temperature. This too applies to all homogeneous and isotropic materials and not just some subclass of materials' types. This evaluation program completes the development of the failure theory.

scholarly journals EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILURE BEHAVIOUR OF POLYPROPYLENE COMPOUNDS FOR INSTRUMENTED PUNCTURE TESTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Florian Kiehas ◽  
Anna Kalteis ◽  
Michael Jerabek ◽  
Zoltán Major
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Failure Behaviour ◽  
Brittle Transition ◽  
Ductile Brittle Transition Temperature ◽  
Determination Methods ◽  
Brittle Transition Temperature ◽  
The Impact

Instrumented puncture tests according to ISO 6603-2 and ASTMD3763 were executed for five different Polypropylene compounds (talcum-, glass fibre- and elastomer modified) with specimen thicknesses ranging from 1mm to 4 mm. Over 1500 puncture tests were executed at the Impact & Long-term Behaviour laboratory of the company Borealisr in Linz. This serves as strong foundation for statistical evaluations of the ductile/brittle transition temperature. For different materials and ductile/brittle transition determination methods, similar trends have been observed, which were characterized by introducing shift factors.

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