The Lithium Shell Effect and It's Impact on Microscopy Determinations of Swelling Behavior

Author

W. J. S. Yang
F. A. Garner
Arvind S. Kumar, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

The heterogeneity of swelling in some irradiated alloys arises from localized enhancement of void nucleation by the "lithium shell effect" near boron-rich precipitates. The lithium shell is usually more pronounced than that of the helium shell at twice the radius. It has been found that these lithium and helium-affected volumes can be discounted in microscopy determinations of the bulk-averaged swelling rate.

Recommended Citation

W. J. Yang et al., "The Lithium Shell Effect and It's Impact on Microscopy Determinations of Swelling Behavior," Journal of Nuclear Materials, Elsevier, Jan 1984.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3115(84)90677-9

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

© 1984 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1984