Investigating helium ion irradiation resistance in additively manufactured austenitic stainless steels
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Additive manufacturing (AM) enables the rapid fabrication of complex shapes using engineering materials such as austenitic stainless steels and can imbue them with high irradiation resistance for use in reactor components. This is attributed to their refined grain structure and high grain boundary area. In this study, austenitic stainless steels (type 304) fabricated via direct energy deposition (DED) and powder bed fusion (PBF) techniques were irradiated with 5 MeV He ions to an approximate dose of 0.6 dpa at 300°C; subsequently, they were characterized through electron microscopy and the micro tensile testing. The results revealed that austenitic stainless steels manufactured using AM methods exhibited outstanding mechanical performance. The high performance of austenitic stainless steels fabricated through the DED technique can be attributed to their high tensile strength and excellent ductility elongation. This excellent performance is believed to be caused by the low stacking fault energy and the corresponding martensite formation during deformation. In particular, it was found that better mechanical properties were maintained even after helium irradiation, which is an important result obtained from the micro-tensile test. Even a small variation in the chemical composition and sub-microstructure of AM materials could result in improved irradiation tolerances.
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OpenAlex topics: Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes · Fusion materials and technologies · Nuclear Materials and Properties
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