Abstract
The present study investigated strain-rate sensitivity (SRS) of a single crystal Fe–15Cr–20Ni austenitic steel before and after 10.5 MeV Fe3+ ion-irradiation up to 10 dpa at 300 °C using a strain-rate jump (SRJ) nanoindentation test. It was found that the SRJ nanoindentation test is suitable for evaluating the SRS at strain-rates from 0.001 to 0.2 s−1. Indentation size effect was observed for depth dependence of nanoindentation hardness but not the SRS. The ion-irradiation increased the hardness at the shallow depth region but decreased the SRS slightly.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1507-1510 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Fusion Engineering and Design |
Volume | 109-111 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Ion irradiation
- Irradiation hardening
- Nanoindentation
- Strain rate
- Structural material