The Influence of Silicon on Void Nucleation in Irradiated Alloys

Author

B. Esmailzadeh
Arvind S. Kumar, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
F. A. Garner

Abstract

The addition of silicon to pure nickel. Ni-Cr alloys and Fe-Ni-Cr alloys raises the diffusivity of each of the alloy components. The resultant increase in the effective vacancy diffusion coefficient causes large reductions in the nucleation rate of voids during irradiation. This extends the transient regime of swelling, which is controlled not only by the amount of silicon in solution but also by the precipitation kinetics of precipitates rich in nickel and silicon.

Recommended Citation

B. Esmailzadeh et al., "The Influence of Silicon on Void Nucleation in Irradiated Alloys," Journal of Nuclear Materials, Elsevier, Jan 1985.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3115(85)90216-8

Department(s)

Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0022-3115

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1985 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1985