外加Y2Ti2O7纳米粒子对CLAM钢夹杂物的影响

Effect of Y2Ti2O7 nanoparticles on inclusions in CLAM steel

  • 摘要: 在真空感应炉中加入Y2Ti2O7纳米粒子制备CLAM钢,通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线能谱分析仪(EDS)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)和万能试验机,探究Y2Ti2O7纳米粒子对CLAM钢中夹杂物的影响,分析CLAM钢的力学性能。结果表明,Y2Ti2O7+Fe纳米粒子成功加入CLAM钢,添加粒子后的CLAM钢中的夹杂物尺寸为0.5~1.5 μm,其形貌近似球形,成分为Y–Ti–O–Mn–C–Ta–W–V–Cr–Fe,属于包裹状复合夹杂物,主要是因为Ta、V是强碳化物形成元素以及部分Y2Ti2O7粒子可能发生了团聚。当Y2Ti2O7粒子添加量(质量分数)为0.5%时,外加的Y2Ti2O7粒子使得钢中夹杂物改性变质为稀土氧化物的复合夹杂类型,钢的强度为1356 MPa,伸长率和断面收缩率分别为13.44%和63.15%。在部分拉伸断口韧窝中还可以观察到第二相粒子,其尺寸为≤1 μm,呈球状,其成分较为复杂,主要为Y–Ti–O–C–Ta–W相。

     

    Abstract: As the preferred material for the first wall of fusion reactors, China’s low-activation martensitic (CLAM) steel has several advantages; however, its high-temperature (>550 ℃) strength is not enough, and the helium produced by fusion can easily form a thick helium bubble and gather at the boundary, which leads to helium embrittlement; thus, the low-activation ferrite/martensite steel cannot effectively function in the fusion reactor working environment. Previous studies have shown that adding nano-sized oxide strengthening phase into CLAM steel can significantly improve the high-temperature strength and irradiation resistance of the steel, and Y2O3, Al2O3, or ThO2 are commonly used as strengthening phases. Moreover, it has been found that adding Ti will result in a better strengthening effect. In this study, CLAM steel with the addition of Y2Ti2O7 nanoparticles was fabricated using a vacuum induction furnace. Afterward, the effect of Y2Ti2O7 nanoparticles on inclusions in CLAM steel was investigated via scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and a universal testing machine experiment; then, the mechanical properties of CLAM steel were analyzed. The results show that Y2Ti2O7+Fe nanoparticles are successfully added to CLAM steel. The inclusion size of CLAM steel is 0.5−1.5 μm. The inclusion morphology is near-spherical, and the inclusion composition is Y–Ti–O–Mn–C–Ta–W–V–Cr–Fe; thus, the inclusion is characterized as a compound inclusion, mainly because Ta and V are strong carbide-forming elements and some Y2Ti2O7 particles may agglomerate. When the Y2Ti2O7 content is 0.5%, the inclusions in the steel modify into composite inclusions of rare-earth oxides, and the steel strength is 1356 MPa, while the elongation and section shrinkage are 13.44% and 63.15%, respectively. Moreover, second-phase particles also exist in the fracture dimples. The particles are spherical, less than 1 μm and have a complex composition, mainly Y–Ti–O–C–Ta–W phase.

     

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