Abstract
The effect of hydrogen on the microstructure of mechanically tested ODS-EUROFER steel was investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy, thermal desorption spectroscopy, and atomistic simulations. The presence of yttrium oxide particles notably increases hydrogen uptake in ODS-EUROFER steel as compared to ODS-free EUROFER 97. Under tensile loading, hydrogen accumulation promotes the loss of cohesion at the oxide particle interfaces. First-principles molecular dynamics simulations indicate that hydrogen can be trapped at nanoparticle/matrix interface, creating OH-groups. The accumulation of hydrogen atoms at the oxide particle surface can be the reason for the observed hydrogen-induced oxide/matrix interface weakening and de-cohesion under the action of external tensile stress. (c) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 355-359 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Nuclear Materials |
Volume | 468 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2016 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Hydrogen
- ODS steel
- Thermal desorption spectroscopy
- HRTEM
- Ab initio
- Molecular dynamics
- STEELS
- IRRADIATION
- HELIUM