Oxide Phase Changes of Recrystallized PM2000 Steel Induced by Fe-Ion Irradiation at Room Temperature and 400°C
摘要
Oxide dispersion-strengthened steel PM2000 in the recrystallized condition was subjected to 3.5 MeV Fe13+ ion irradiation at room temperature (RT) and at 400°C to 0.54 dpa and 0.52 dpa, respectively. The dispersoids of the steel before and after irradiation were investigated using transmission electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive spectroscopy. Several types of oxide phases, YAlO3, Al2Y4O9, and Y3Al5O12 with simple tetragonal and b.c.c. lattices and YCrO3 and Al2O3 with hexagonal and simple orthorhombic lattices, were identified in the unirradiated steel. Irradiation resulted in a significant increase in the number of fine dispersoids in the steel, which increased with increasing irradiation temperature. YAlO3 and Y3Al5O12 with a simple tetragonal lattice and Al2O3 with a hexagonal lattice were stable in their nature under the two irradiation conditions. Y3Al5O12 with a b.c.c. lattice was likely dissolved under irradiation at RT. Y3Al5O12 with a b.c.c. lattice was considered to be dissolved, while YCrO3 and Al2Y4O9 might be dissolved under irradiation at 400°C. Irradiation at 400°C induced the formation of ultrafine-/nanoscale Y2O3 dispersoids with a base-centered monoclinic lattice throughout the steel matrix. The formation of an irradiation-induced Y2O3 phase is also discussed.