| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Mechanical Behavior and Degradation of Advanced Nuclear Fuel and Structural Materials
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| Presentation Title |
Interface Characterization of an Explosion Welded Stainless Steel-clad Plate for Neutron Irradiation Studies |
| Author(s) |
Nathan Clark Reid, John R Echols, Lauren M Garrison, Jean Paul Allain |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Nathan Clark Reid |
| Abstract Scope |
Explosion welding can create a clean weld between a thin, corrosion resistant layer of stainless steel and carbon steel. This presents a high-throughput, rapid avenue for generating composite materials for nuclear pressure vessels and fusion structural components. The joint interface is complex and distinct from liquid-phase and other bonding techniques. Therefore, this joint has been rigorously qualified with mechanical testing following neutron irradiation in the High Flux Isotope Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The interface is examined by microscopy, Charpy testing, patterned microhardness testing, uniaxial tensile testing, and compressive shear testing before irradiation. Compressive shear testing is used to determine notch placement in tensile specimens of the bi-layer material for tensile lap-shear specimens. Bi-layer tensile specimens were neutron irradiated and uniaxial tensile tested. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Nuclear Materials, Thin Films and Interfaces, Mechanical Properties |