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Improvement of reduced activation 9%Cr steels by ausforming

Hoffmann, J. 1; Rieth, M. ORCID iD icon 1; Commin, L. 1; Fernández, P.; Roldán, M.
1 Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract (englisch):

Forimprovedperformanceofthecomponentsinafusionreactor,anincreasedapplicationtemperatureforstructuralmaterialssuchas9%Crreducedactivationsteelsiscrucial.Theimprovementofthecurrentgenerationof9%Crsteels(i.e.EUROFER)isoneoftheaimsofthecurrentEUROfusionprogrammeforadvancedsteels.Thegoalofthisworkistodeterminethemosteffectivethermo-mechanicaltreatmentofreducedactivationferriticmartensiticsteelswithrespecttohigh-temperaturestrength.Compatibilityofthesetreatmentswithindustrialproductionprocessesisessential.Inthepresentstudy,twodifferentbatchesofEUROFER-2werepreparedwithathermo-mechanicaltreatment.Thematerialsweresolutionannealedat1250°Candthenslowlycooledtotherollingtem-perature,whichwasvariedbetween600and900°C.Hot-rollingwasperformedintheausteniteregimewithasubsequentrapidcoolingtoformtheferritic-martensiticstructure.Thecharacterizationofthematerialswasdoneinas-rolledstateandafterasubsequenttemperingat750°C.ThematerialscharacterizationwasperformedbytensileandCharpyimpacttestsusingminiaturizedspecimens.Themicrostructurewascharacterizedbyscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)backscatterim-agesandelectronbackscatterdiffraction(EBSD)maps.Alltheresultswerecomparedtothoseofconven-tionallyprocessedEUROFER-2alloys.Thefirstresultsshowagainintensilestrengthofapproximately50MPaattemperaturesabove600°CcomparedtoconventionallytreatedEUROFERalloys.Microstructuralinvestigationsrevealafineandhomogeneousdistributionofthemartensiticlaths,whiletheprioraustenitegrainsareaboutoneorderofmagnitudelarger.Thiscanbeexplainedbytheexceptionallyhighaustenitizationtemperaturecomparedtotheas-receivedstate.


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000064243
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2015.12.001
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Zitationen: 46
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Cover der Publikation
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Angewandte Materialien – Angewandte Werkstoffphysik (IAM-AWP)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2016
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 2352-1791
urn:nbn:de:swb:90-642433
KITopen-ID: 1000064243
HGF-Programm 31.40.03 (POF III, LK 01) Materialentwicklung
Erschienen in Nuclear materials and energy
Verlag Elsevier
Band 6
Seiten 12–17
Schlagwörter Fusion; EUROFER; Thermo-mechanical treatment Creep strength; Mechanical properties
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