Austenitic stainless steel resistant to neutron-irradiation-induced deterioration and method of making thereof

摘要

An austenitic stainless steel having resistance to neutron-irradiation-induced deterioration obtained by subjecting a stainless steel consisting of not more than 0.08% by weight of C, not more than 2.0% by weight of Mn, not more than 1.5% by weight of Si, not more than 0.045% by weight of P, not more than 0.030% by weight of S, 8.0 to 22.0% of by weight Ni, 16.0 to 26.0% of by weight Cr and the balance as Fe; to thermal solid solution treatment at a temperature of 1,000° C. to 1,180° C. and then subjecting the so-treated steel to aging treatment at a temperature in the range of 600° C. to 750° C.