Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1499188 Scripta Materialia 2013 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

The irradiation-induced precipitates in argon ion-irradiated austenitic stainless steel at 550 °C were examined via transmission electron microscopy. The selected-area electron diffraction patterns of precipitates indicated unambiguously that the precipitates were Cr23C6 carbides. It was observed directly for the first time that irradiation-induced Cr23C6 precipitates formed at dislocation loops in austenitic stainless steel, and coarsened with increasing irradiation dose.

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