TY - JOUR
T1 - Recrystallization behaviour of high-flux hydrogen plasma exposed tungsten
AU - Shah, Varun
AU - Beune, J.T.S.
AU - Li, Yu
AU - Loewenhoff, Thorsten
AU - Wirtz, Marius
AU - Morgan, Thomas W.
AU - van Dommelen, J.A.W. (Hans)
PY - 2021/3/1
Y1 - 2021/3/1
N2 - Knowledge of a material’s thermal stability under extreme synergistic particle and heat loads is crucial for developing high performance reactor materials. In this work, the recrystallization behaviour of tungsten under the influence of hydrogen is investigated by low energy high flux hydrogen plasma exposure for various lengths of time. The microstructural changes following exposure are probed by micro-indentation, electron back-scatter diffraction measurements and the characteristic time for recrystallization is assessed using the Johnson–Mehl–Avrami–Kolmogorov (JMAK) model. A recrystallization activation energy in the range of 425 to 440 kJ.mol-1 is determined, identical to that of oven annealed samples, thereby indicating an insignificant influence of hydrogen plasma on the recrystallization kinetics of tungsten.
AB - Knowledge of a material’s thermal stability under extreme synergistic particle and heat loads is crucial for developing high performance reactor materials. In this work, the recrystallization behaviour of tungsten under the influence of hydrogen is investigated by low energy high flux hydrogen plasma exposure for various lengths of time. The microstructural changes following exposure are probed by micro-indentation, electron back-scatter diffraction measurements and the characteristic time for recrystallization is assessed using the Johnson–Mehl–Avrami–Kolmogorov (JMAK) model. A recrystallization activation energy in the range of 425 to 440 kJ.mol-1 is determined, identical to that of oven annealed samples, thereby indicating an insignificant influence of hydrogen plasma on the recrystallization kinetics of tungsten.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152748
DO - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152748
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-3115
VL - 545
JO - Journal of Nuclear Materials
JF - Journal of Nuclear Materials
M1 - 152748
ER -