Abstract
The Nano-indentation deformation behavior of the heavy ion irradiated RAFMs is investigated in the present work. Specimens of the CLF-1 steel were irradiated with 123.4 MeV 20Ne ion at both -50 °C and 400 °C, respectively, to achieve a mean displacement damage level of 0.15 dpa. A quasi-uniform distribution of the displacement damage was produced in the specimens by utilizing an energy degrader at the irradiation chamber. The results of nano-indentation experiments indicate that during the loading stage, the irradiated materials exhibit a lower strain rate, but during the holding stage after reaching the maximum load, the irradiated materials show a higher strain rate than the un-irradiated material. Transmission electron microscopy observation showed that the low-temperature irradiation produced a high density of irradiation-induced dislocation loops, which impeded the glide of dislocation lines during the loading stage. However, as the load increases gradually to the holding stage, the dislocation lines can overcome the pinning by the dislocation loops. The strain that did not occur due to the pinned effect of the dislocation loops in the loading stage was released during the holding stage, resulting in a higher strain rate in the irradiated specimen during the holding stage. Based on the Peierls mechanism, a quantitative relationship between the number density of the irradiation-induced dislocation loops and the strain rate during the holding stage was established. The calculated results agree well with the experimentally obtained strain rate during the holding stage.
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