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High temperature service embrittlement of EUROFER´97 steel
Stratil, Luděk ; Jan, Vít (referee) ; Hadraba, Hynek (advisor)
The thesis describes effect of long-time ageing on the microstructure and properties of the Eurofer´97 steel. The ferritic-martensitic reduced activation steel Eurofer´97 is candidate structural material for in-core components of proposed fusion reactors. Thesis is focused on examination and description of brittle-fracture behaviour of the steel. Properties of the steel were investigated in as-received state and state after long-time ageing. Detailed microstructure studies were carried out by means of optical and electron microscopy and also by means of quantitative electron microscopy. Mechanical properties were evaluated also in both states by means of hardness tetsing, tensile testing and Charpy impact testing. Fractography analysis of fracture surfaces was carried out on samples after Charpy impact testing.
High temperature service embrittlement of EUROFER´97 steel
Stratil, Luděk ; Jan, Vít (referee) ; Hadraba, Hynek (advisor)
The thesis describes effect of long-time ageing on the microstructure and properties of the Eurofer´97 steel. The ferritic-martensitic reduced activation steel Eurofer´97 is candidate structural material for in-core components of proposed fusion reactors. Thesis is focused on examination and description of brittle-fracture behaviour of the steel. Properties of the steel were investigated in as-received state and state after long-time ageing. Detailed microstructure studies were carried out by means of optical and electron microscopy and also by means of quantitative electron microscopy. Mechanical properties were evaluated also in both states by means of hardness tetsing, tensile testing and Charpy impact testing. Fractography analysis of fracture surfaces was carried out on samples after Charpy impact testing.
Mechanisms of the embrittelement and the effect of ageing on the brittle-fracture properties of the Eurofer ´97 steel
Stratil, Luděk ; Hadraba, Hynek ; Dlouhý, Ivo
The embrittlement of metal alloys is known phenomenon described as a loss of toughness. This effect is usually caused by segregation of the undesirable traps elements on the grain boundaries or unsuitable precipitation. The iron-based alloys, especially alloyed by chromium, are very susceptible to the embrittlement. The most common mechanisms of the embrittlement of these steels are briefly described in this contribution. The Eurofer´97 is a advanced steel developed for application in nuclear industry mainly alloyed by chromium and tungsten. The susceptibility to the embrittlement of the steel was studied by long-term isothermal ageing. Detailed microstructure studies were carried out in as received and aged state, the fracture behaviour was assessed by instrumented impact tester. The applied ageing caused slight microstructure changes including carbide and subgrain coarsening and slight shift of the impact transition curve.

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