Effects of sequential tungsten and helium ion implantation on nano-indentation hardness of tungsten
Effects of sequential tungsten and helium ion implantation on nano-indentation hardness of tungsten
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DOI:
10.1063/1.4811825
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发表时间:
2013-06-24
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4
通讯作者:
Roberts, S. G.
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Armstrong, D. E. J.;Edmondson, P. D.;Roberts, S. G.
To simulate neutron and helium damage in a fusion reactor first wall sequential self-ion implantation up to 13 dpa followed by helium-ion implantation up to 3000 appm was performed to produce damaged layers of similar to 2 mu m depth in pure tungsten. The hardness of these layers was measured using nanoindentation and was studied using transmission electron microscopy. Substantial hardness increases were seen in helium implanted regions, with smaller hardness increases in regions which had already been self-ion implanted, thus, containing pre-existing dislocation loops. This suggests that, for the same helium content, helium trapped in distributed vacancies gives stronger hardening than helium trapped in vacancies condensed into dislocation loops. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.