Abstract
ABSTRACTWe reported previously an experimental result which shows that voids can move in neutron-irradiated copper at elevated temperature. To study the detailed behavior of voids, we carried out annealing experiments and in-situ observations in neutron-irradiated copper. Neutron irradiation was carried out in the temperature controlled capsule at KUR (Kyoto University Reactor). Neutron irradiation was performed at 300°C to damage levels between 10-4 to 10-3 dpa. The annealing temperature was 250°C for 10, 20, 30 min sequentially for neutron- irradiated copper. After annealing TEM observation was carried out at room temperature. Experimental results show that voids moved along the [110] direction. Voids moved during 250°C annealing but small stacking fault tetrahedra (SFT) were not changed. We observed 37 voids and 8 voids moved, the others vanished during annealing. The images of in-situ observation, void contrast images were recorded on VTR tape and analyzed frame by frame. At room temperature observation voids were static and were seen as white circles; however at 300°C the contrast changed to an oval shape and sometimes disappeared. After 7 sec contrast was a white circle and moved slightly and similar phenomena were observed quite frequently at 300°C. It is concluded that void moved with dynamical structural relaxation at elevated temperature.
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