Microstructure and phase identification in type 304 stainless steel-zirconium alloys |
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Authors: | Daniel P Abraham Sean M McDeavitt Jangyul Park |
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Affiliation: | (1) Chemical Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 60439 Argonne, IL;(2) Energy Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 60439 Argonne, IL |
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Abstract: | Stainless steel-zirconium alloys have been developed at Argonne National Laboratory to contain radioactive metal isotopes
isolated from spent nuclear fuel. This article discusses the various phases that are formed in as-cast alloys of type 304
stainless steel and zirconium that contain up to 92 wt pct Zr. Microstructural characterization was performed by scanning
electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and crystal structure information was obtained by
X-ray diffraction. Type 304SS-Zr alloys with 5 and 10 wt pct Zr have a three-phase microstructure—austenite, ferrite, and
the Laves intermetallic, Zr(Fe,Cr,Ni)2+x. whereas alloys with 15, 20, and 30 wt pct Zr contain only two phases—ferrite and Zr(Fe,Cr,Ni)2+x. Alloys with 45 to 67 wt pct Zr contain a mixture of Zr(Fe,Cr,Ni)2+x and Zr2(Ni,Fe), whereas alloys with 83 and 92 wt pct Zr contain three phases—α-Zr, Zr2(Ni,Fe), and Zr(Fe,Cr,Ni)2+x. Fe3Zr-type and Zr3Fe-type phases were not observed in the type 304SS-Zr alloys. The changes in alloy microstructure with zirconium content have
been correlated to the Fe-Zr binary phase diagram. |
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