Abstract
Annealed specimens of AISI 304 and 316 were irradiated in the EBR-II fast reactor at ~400°C over a range of neutron fluxes and energy spectra. Tensile tests show that the hardening of the AISI 304 is sensitive to the displacement rate while the hardening of AISI 316 is not. However, the microstructures of both AISI 304 and 316 are influenced by displacement rate. The increase in yield strength of the specimens is correlated with the contribution of the various microstructural components produced during irradiation. The insensitivity in the hardening of AISI 316 to displacement rate arises because the strengthening contribution from precipitates increases with displacement rate, whereas the strengthening contribution from voids decreases.
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