Comptes Rendus
no. 3-4
Helium and point defect accumulation: (i) microstructure and mechanical behaviour
[He et accumulation de défauts ponctuels : (i) microstructure et comportement mécanique]
Robin Schäublin1  ; Jean Henry2 ; Yong Dai3
1 École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Centre de recherches en physique des plasmas, Association Euratom – Confédération Suisse, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
2 DEN/DMN/SRMA, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette cedex, France
3 Spallation Neutron Source Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5252 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Comptes Rendus. Physique, Volume 9 (2008) no. 3-4, pp. 389-400.

Les aciers ferritiques/martensitiques sont de bons candidats pour les matériaux de structure des futurs réacteurs à fusion et des sources de spallation. Cependant, l'irradiation d'aciers conduit au durcissement, à la perte de ductilité, à la dérive de la température de transition fragile-ductile et à une réduction de ténacité et de résistance au gonflement, et ce, dès les doses les plus faibles. L'hélium (He), produit par transmutation durant l'irradiation, influence ces propriétés. De nombreuses études expérimentales et théoriques sur l'évolution de la microstructure des aciers sous irradiation ont été conduites jusqu'à présent. Nous passons en revue l'effet des dégâts d'irradiation, en particulier de l'He, sur les propriétés mécaniques des aciers ferritiques/martensitiques.

Ferritic/martensitic (F/M) steels are good candidate structural materials for the future fusion reactors and spallation sources. However, irradiation of steels is known to produce hardening, loss of ductility, shift in ductile to brittle transition temperature (DBTT) and reduction of fracture toughness and creep resistance starting at low doses. Helium (He), produced by transmutation during the irradiation, also impacts mechanical properties. Numerous experimental and theoretical studies on the evolution of the microstructure of steels under irradiation have been conducted until now. We review the effect of irradiation-induced point defects and in particular of He on the mechanical properties of F/M steels.

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DOI : 10.1016/j.crhy.2008.01.003
Keywords: Steel, Plasticity, Microstructure, Radiation damage, Helium
Mot clés : Acier, Plasticité, Microstructure, Dégâts d'irradiation, Helium
Robin Schäublin 1 ; Jean Henry 2 ; Yong Dai 3

1 École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Centre de recherches en physique des plasmas, Association Euratom – Confédération Suisse, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
2 DEN/DMN/SRMA, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette cedex, France
3 Spallation Neutron Source Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5252 Villigen PSI, Switzerland 
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