Fusion Materials Volume 28
Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending June 30, 2000
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VANADIUM ALLOYS

OXIDATION OF V-4Cr-4Ti AT LOW PRESSURES - B. A. Pint, R. DiStefano, and L. D. Chitwood (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), pp. 3-7.

HYDROGEN SOLUBILITY IN VANADIUM ALLOYS AND LITHIUM ALLOYS - D. L. Smith (Argonne National Laboratory), R. E. Buxbaum (REB Research), and C. B. Reed (Argonne National Laboratory), pp. 8-13.

LASER WELDING OF V-4Cr-4Ti ALLOY - Z. Xu, D. L. Smith, Y. Yan, and C. B. Reed (Argonne National Laboratory), pp. 14-16.

MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION AND IMPACT PROPERTIES OF V-4Cr-4Ti LASER WELDMENTS - Y. Yan, H. Tsai, A. D. Storey, D. L. Smith, and Z. Xu (Argonne National Laboratory), 17-23.

IMPURITY EFFECTS ON GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDS IN V-Cr-Ti ALLOYS - M. L. Grossbeck, J. F. King, and D. T. Hoelzer (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), pp. 24-25.

STUDY OF THE LONG-TERM STABILITY OF MHD COATINGS FOR FUSION REACTOR APPLICATIONS - B. A. Pint, L. D. Chitwood, J. H. DeVan, and J. R. DiStefano (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), pp. 26-29.

DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY INSULATING CaO COATINGS - K. Natesan, Z. Zeng, W. E. Ruther, M. Uz, and D. L. Smith (Argonne National Laboratory), pp. 30-38.

UNIAXIAL CREEP BEHAVIOR OF V-4Cr-4Ti ALLOY - K. Natesan, W. K. Soppet, and D. L. Rink (Argonne National Laboratory), pp. 39-47.

EVALUATION OF THERMAL CREEP OF V-4Cr-4Ti IN A LITHIUM ENVIRONMENT - M. L. Grossbeck (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), pp. 48-55.

DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR OF UNALLOYED VANADIUM - D. T. Hoelzer and A. F. Rowcliffe (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), pp. 56-61.

TENSILE PROPERTIES OF V-(Cr,Fe)-Ti ALLOYS AFTER IRRADIATION IN THE HFIR-11J EXPERIMENT - Y. Yan, H. Tsai, D. 0. Pushis, and D. L. Smith (Argonne National Laboratory), K. Fukumoto, H. Matsui (IMRT, Tohoku University), pp. 62-67.

IMPACT AND TENSILE PROPERTIES OF VANADIUM ALLOY AFTER LONG-TERM EXPOSURE IN THE DIII-D EXPERIMENTAL TOKAMAK - H. Tsai, Y. Yan, D. 0. Pushis, A. Storey, D. L. Smith (Argonne National Laboratory), and W. R. Johnson (General Atomics), pp. 68-71.

EFFECT OF HEAT TREATMENT ON MICROSTRUCTURE OF V-4Cr-4Ti MATERIALS - Y. Yan, H. Tsai, W. C. Kettman, and D. L. Smith (Argonne National Laboratory), pp. 72-76.

TOUGHNESS-TEMPERATURE CURVES IN OXIDE DISPERSION STRENGTHENED MA957 - M.J. Alinger, G.R. Odette and G.E. Lucas (University of California, Santa Barbara), pp. 77-86.

 

SILICON CARBIDE COMPOSITE MATERIALS

POLYMER DERIVED SiC MATERIALS FOR JOlNlNG SILICON CARBIDE COMPOSITES FOR FUSION ENERGY - C. A. Lewinsohn and R. H. Jones (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), T. Nozawa, M. Kotani, Y. Katoh and A. Kohyama (Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University), pp. 89-95.

TENSILE STRENGTH AND FRACTURE SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION OF HI-NICALONTM SIC FIBERS - G. E. Youngblood, Charles Lewinsohn, and R. H. Jones (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), and A. Kohyama (Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University), pp. 96-97.

TRANSMUTATIONS IN SiC IRRADIATED IN ARIES-IV FIRST WALL - H. L. Heinisch (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), pp. 98-101.

THE KFIB EXPERIMENT - G. E. Youngblood, D J. Senor and R. H. Jones (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), W. Kowbel (MER Corporation), and A. Kohyama (Kyoto University), pp. 102-108.

THE TRANSVERSE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF 2D-SiCf/SiC COMPOSITES - G. E. Youngblood, David J. Senor, R. H. Jones (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), and Samuel Graham (Sandia National Laboratories), 109-111.

A NEW TYPE OF SiC COMPOSITE FOR FUSION - G. E. Youngblood and R. H. Jones (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), pp. 112-120.

 

FERRITIC MARTENSITIC STEELS

MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF OXIDE DISPERSION-STRENGTHENED STEELS - R. L. Klueh, P. J. Maziasz, D. J. Larson, N. Hashimoto, L. Heatherly, M. K. Miller (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), I-S. Kim, and K. Miyahara (Nagoya University), pp. 123-130.

TENSILE RESULTS OF LOW-ACTIVATION MARTENSITIC STEEL IRRADIATED IN HFIR RB-11J AND 12J SPECTRALLY TAILORED CAPSULES - K. Shiba (Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute), R. L. Klueh (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Y. Miwa, N. lgawa (Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute), and J. P. Robertson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), pp. 131-135.

POSTIRRADIATION DEFORMATION MICROSTRUCTURES IN FERRITIC Fe-9Cr - D. S. Gelles, M. L. Hamilton (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) and R. Schaublin (EPFL-CRPP Fusion Technology, Switzerland), pp. 136-146.

MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF 9Cr-2WVTa STEELS IN HFIR-CTR-62/63 EXPERIMENT - N. Hashimoto and R.L. Klueh (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), pp. 147-154.

INVESTIGATION OF THE MICROSTRUCTURE OF FRACTURE SPECIMENS FROM FIVE DIFFERENT PLATES OF THE 500 KG PROGRAM HEAT OF V-4Cr-4Ti - E. G. Donahue, G. R. Odette, G. E. Lucas (University of California, Santa Barbara), pp. 155-168.

 

COPPER ALLOYS AND HIGH HEAT FLUX MATERIALS

TENSILE PROPERTIES OF HIGH-STRENGTH, HIGH-CONDUCTIVITY COPPER ALLOYS AT HIGH TEMPERATURES - S. J. Zinkle (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), pp. 171-175.

OVERAGING OF OUTOKUMPU CuCrCr - D. J. Edwards (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) and B. N. Singh (Rise National Laboratory), pp. 176-182.

 

INSULATING CERAMICS AND OPTICAL MATERIALS

GAS ASSISTED CAVITY FORMATION AND BLISTERING IN CERAMICS - S. J. Zinkle (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), 187-197.

 

RADIATION EFFECTS, MECHANISTIC STUDIES, AND EXPERIMENTAL METHODS

COMPOSITIONAL AND TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF VOID SWELLING IN MODEL Fe-Ct BASE ALLOYS IRRADIATED IN THE EBR-II FAST REACTOR - B. H. Sencer and F. A. Garner (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), pp. 208-213.

RADIATION HARDENING IN HCP TITANIUM ALLOYS - D. J. Edwards (Pacific Northwest Laboratory), B. N. Singh and P. Toft (Rise National Laboratory), pp. 214-220.

PASSIVE TEMPERATURE MONITORS FOR THE HFIR METS EXPERIMENT - S. D. Connery (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), L. L. Snead (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), and D. Steiner (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), pp. 221-224.

 

DOSIMETRY, DAMAGE PARAMETERS, AND ACTIVATION CALCULATIONS

SIMULATION OF PRIMARY DAMAGE FORMATION IN IRRADIATED MATERIALS — R. E. Stoller (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) and L. R. Greenwood (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), pp. 227-236.

 

IRRADIATION FACILITIES AND TEST MATRICES

HFIR-MFE-RB-14J SPECIMEN LOADING LISTING AND OPERATIONAL SUMMARY - A. L. Qualls (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), pp. 241-265.

SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION OF THE VARYING TEMPERATURE EXPERIMENT - A. L. Qualls (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), T. Muroga (NIFS), pp. 266-281.

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