Reduced activation ferritic-martensitic (RAFM) steels are a recent class of radiation-resistant steels designed for the structural components of power-producing fusion reactors. In this work an advanced (A)RAFM steel has been developed with superior radiation hardening resistance with respect to the EUROFER-97 upon which it was based.
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New RAFM steels, with intragranular VN precipitates for enhanced creep strength, were irradiated with 2MeV Fe+ ions at 600oC to explore MX-type precipitate response to extreme end-of-life conditions in breeder blanket components. Utilizing TEM, Analytical-STEM, and APT, the steels were characterized in the unirradiated and irradiated …
