Abstract
Magnetic measurements were made on Type 316 stainless steel specimens that had been neutron irradiated to fluences of 1.8 × 1022 neutrons/cm2 at 425°C and 3.5 × 1022 neutrons/ cm2 (E > 0.1 MeV) at 500 and 600°C. A significant increase of magnetization was observed for the irradiated specimens compared to the unirradiated specimens. The shape of the magnetization vs field curves showed that the irradiated specimens contained many small superparamagnetic particles. The magnetic particles are assumed to be the ferrite phase although other possibilities cannot be excluded. The amount and distribution of the magnetic phase varied with pre-irradiation and post-irradiation heat treatment. The maximum value of magnetization was equivalent to 3.6 pct ferrite in a specimen annealed 100 h at 760°C before irradiation and 1 h at 500°C after irradiation at 425°C.
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