Low Temperature Ageing Behaviour of U-Nb $\gamma^{o}$ Phase Alloys
Ageing mechanisms of the U-7\%wtNb alloy have been investigated on samples exposed to temperatures of 150$^{o}$C for up to 5000\,hours. A variety of surface and bulk analytic techniques have been used to investigate microstructural, chemical and crystallographic changes. Characterisation of the allo...
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Zusammenfassung: | Ageing mechanisms of the U-7\%wtNb alloy have been investigated on samples
exposed to temperatures of 150$^{o}$C for up to 5000\,hours. A variety of
surface and bulk analytic techniques have been used to investigate
microstructural, chemical and crystallographic changes. Characterisation of the
alloy's evolving behaviour was carried out through secondary electron
microscopy, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, electron backscatter
diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction. Vickers
hardness testing showed evidence of a strong thermal hardening relationship
with ageing. The mechanism responsible for these changes is thought to be a
stress-induced isothermal martensitic transformation; a displacive reaction, in
which correlated shuffling of atoms creates a phase change from $\gamma^{o}$ to
$\alpha''$ without chemical species redistribution. |
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DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.1803.05700 |