Abstract
Ultrasonic characteristics of neutron-irradiated reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels and model alloys were investigated by resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS). Specimens were neutron-irradiated at the Japan Materials Testing Reactor at 290℃ up to a fast neutron fluence of 5×10^<23> n/m^2 (E>1MeV), and isochronal annealed at temperature ranges from 360℃ to 570℃ at 70K interval for 30 min. Both Vickers hardness and RUS measurements were carried out after each post-irradiation annealing (PIA). The effects of irradiation on elastic constants are discussed.
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