The effects of radiation-induced grain subdivision and dislocations on the fracture properties of uranium dioxide
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Microcantilever bending tests were applied on uranium dioxide samples irradiated by 84 MeV Xe ions. Depending on the initial grain sizes, different levels of grain subdivision and dislocation development were observed near the irradiated surface. These radiation damage features were shown to degrade the fracture properties of both samples. The fundamental aspects of the radiation-microstructure-property relationships were discussed in this paper, taking a holistic consideration of the microcantilever bending data, fractography and microstructures. The separate effects of the irradiation-induced grain subdivision and dislocations on the fracture initiation and propagation of uranium dioxide were discussed. It was observed that radiation-induced dislocations and grain subdivision, without the presence of Xe bubbles co-located with the defects, cause reductions in the Young`s modulus, fracture strain, and fracture stress, and a transition to intergranular fracture.
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