Comparison of Neutron Irradiation and Nickel Ion Bombardment in the Production of Swelling in AISI 316 Stainless Steel

摘要

The high fluence swelling behavior of AISI 316 steel was studied by nickel--ion bombardment of unirradiated and low-fluence reactor preconditioned material and compared with that of high fluence material irradiated in EBR-II. A comparison of swelling rates produced by the two bombarding species shows that the swelling response per dpa produced by nickel ions and neutrons is equivalent at comparable temperatures. (ERA citation 04:041274)