Radiation effects in bulk nanocrystalline FeAl alloy

Author(s)
Ascar Kilmametov, Adam G. Balogh, Mohammad Ghafari, Christoph Gammer, Clemens Mangler, Christian Rentenberger, R Z Valiev, Horst Hahn
Abstract

Bulk-ordered nanocrystalline FeAl intermetallic compound with a grain size of 35 nm was prepared using severe plastic deformation. Nanocrystalline and coarse-grained counterparts with a grain size of 160 nm were subjected to 1.5 MeV Ar+ ion irradiation at room temperature. Enhanced irradiation resistance of nanocrystalline FeAl has clearly been identified by means of grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction and Mossbauer spectroscopy. At the identical damage dose, the nanocrystalline FeAl retains long-range ordering in the B2-superlattice structure, while the coarse-grained state becomes already substantially disordered. The present experimental studies verify that fully dense ordered intermetallic alloys are promising candidate materials for radiation environments.

Organisation(s)
Physics of Nanostructured Materials
External organisation(s)
Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Journal
Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids
Volume
167
Pages
631-639
No. of pages
9
ISSN
1042-0150
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/10420150.2012.666241
Publication date
2012
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103018 Materials physics, 103030 Radiation physics
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/83d7f6e1-b67e-40a9-9183-4e2610ed9430