Authors: I I Ivanova A N Demidik
Publish Date: 2010/12/07
Volume: 49, Issue: 7-8, Pages: 446-453
Abstract
The paper describes precipitationhardened ferritic steel developed for the core of fast neutron reactors The effect of the type and amount of hardening oxide phase on the stressrupture strength and structure of the material at 700°C is examined The data are extrapolated to 10000hour holding to show a stressrupture strength of 70 to 80 MPa The radiation resistance of the steel is determined under ion and neutron irradiation to 100 dpa neutron fluence 26 ⋅ 1023 n/cm2 The steel has high volume stability and low sensitivity of its mechanical characteristics to radiation The material does not lose its plasticity after the maximum exposure The corrosion behavior of the precipitationhardened steel in Na Li Pb and eutectic Pb–Li melts Pb–Bi alloys and Cs and Te vapors is investigated The corrosion resistance of the steel is practically commensurable with or somewhat higher than that of the best reactor steels ÉP172 and ÉP450
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