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    Improvement of reduced activation 9%Cr steels by ausforming

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    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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    Improvement of reduced activation 9%Cr steels by ausforming

    New search for: Hoffmann, J.
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    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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    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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    Improvement of reduced activation 9%Cr steels by ausforming

    Contributors:

    Hoffmann, J. (author) / Rieth, M. (author) / Commin, L. (author) / Fernández, P. (author) / Roldán, M. (author)

    Publication date:

    2017-01-10

    Remarks:

    Nuclear materials and energy, 6, 12–17 ; ISSN: 2352-1791

    DOI:

    https://doi.org/10.5445/IR/1000064243

    Type of media:

    Article (Journal)

    Type of material:

    Electronic Resource

    Language:

    English

    Keywords:

    Fusion , EUROFER , Thermo-mechanical treatment Creep strength , Mechanical properties , ddc:620 , Engineering & allied operations , info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620

    Classification:

    DDC:  620 / 624

    Licence:

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.de

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