Abstract
Thin-films of Zr(Fe) and Cu(Fe) were ion-irradiated in situ in a transmission electron microscope to study the influence of alloying elements on grain-growth. These two systems are different in that Zr-Fe has a negative heat of mixing and Cu-Fe a positive heat of mixing. Irradiations conducted at temperatures of 20-573 K showed precipitation in Zr(Fe) but not in Cu(Fe). The grain sizes increased monotonically with fluence and in both cases the pure metal exhibited more grain-growth than the alloy. A more drastic reduction of grain-growth rate was observed in Zr(Fe) (where precipitate drag occurred) than in Cu-Fe (where only solute drag was available). Zr(Fe) samples were also subjected to 1 MeV electron irradiation but no grain-growth was observed. The results are discussed in terms of the mechanisms of grain-growth under irradiation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 184-189 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Nuclear Materials |
Volume | 382 |
Issue number | 2-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2008 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Materials Science(all)
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering