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TY - JOUR
T1 - Grain Secondary Recrystallisation in Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor Fuel Cladding
T2 - Characterisation and Modelling
AU - Degueldre, Claude
AU - Wilbraham, Richard
AU - Fahy, J.
AU - Green, Sarah
N1 - This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Nuclear Materials Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Nuclear Materials, 543, 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152633
PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - Secondary recrystallisation and resultant abnormal grain growth behaviour in a specific nano-particle pinned stainless steel alloy have been investigated under a particular combination of stress and annealing conditions. The tests were carried out as function of time and temperature in order to study the effect of specific grain size distributions and grain growth models. The models of size distribution and grain growth were first revisited and applied to estimate the incubation time for the explored temperatures. The pre-required sample history is pointed out as an important issue. The grain particle size data are obtained for samples of known prior cold work and recrystallisation conditions. Careful application of the grain growth model shows that the analysis of the mean sizes of the grains and the nano-particles should be more precise and accurate than currently measured to achieve a correct evaluation of incubation time. Recommendations on additional R&D work on the way to apply the model and to avoid secondary grain growth are consequently suggested.
AB - Secondary recrystallisation and resultant abnormal grain growth behaviour in a specific nano-particle pinned stainless steel alloy have been investigated under a particular combination of stress and annealing conditions. The tests were carried out as function of time and temperature in order to study the effect of specific grain size distributions and grain growth models. The models of size distribution and grain growth were first revisited and applied to estimate the incubation time for the explored temperatures. The pre-required sample history is pointed out as an important issue. The grain particle size data are obtained for samples of known prior cold work and recrystallisation conditions. Careful application of the grain growth model shows that the analysis of the mean sizes of the grains and the nano-particles should be more precise and accurate than currently measured to achieve a correct evaluation of incubation time. Recommendations on additional R&D work on the way to apply the model and to avoid secondary grain growth are consequently suggested.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152633
DO - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152633
M3 - Journal article
VL - 543
JO - Journal of Nuclear Materials
JF - Journal of Nuclear Materials
SN - 0022-3115
M1 - 152633
ER -