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Effect of irradiation temperature on the nanoindentation behavior of P92 steel with thermomechanical treatment  

Huang, Xi (School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology)
Shen, Yinzhong (School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Li, Qingshan (School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Li, Xiaoyan (School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology)
Zhan, Zixiong (School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology)
Li, Guang (School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology)
Li, Zhenhe (School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology)
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology / v.54, no.7, 2022 , pp. 2408-2417 More about this Journal
Abstract
The nanoindentation behavior of P92 steel with thermomechanical treatment under 3.5 MeV Fe13+ ion irradiation at room temperature, 400 and 700 ℃ was investigated. Pop-in behavior is observed for all the samples with and without irradiation at room temperature, while the temperature dependence of pop-in behavior is only observed in irradiated samples. The average load and penetration depth at the onset of pop-in increase as the irradiation temperature increases, in line with the results of the maximum shear stress. Irradiation induced hardening is exhibited for all irradiated samples, but there is a significant reduction in the hardness of sample irradiated at 700 ℃ in comparison to the samples irradiated at room temperature and 400 ℃. The ratio of hardness to elastic modulus for all samples decreases with increasing penetration depth except for samples at 700 ℃. With the increasing of irradiation temperature, the ratio of the irreversible work to the total work gradually decreases. In contrast, it increases for samples without irradiation.
Keywords
Hardness; P92 steel; Thermomechanical treatment; Irradiation;
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