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A Spectral Effect on Phase Evolution in Neutron-Irradiated Aluminum?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2011

K. Farrell
K. Farrell*
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P. O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
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Abstract

It is proposed that the spatial distribution of transmutation-produced silicon precipitates formed in aluminum by capture of thermal neutrons is systematically modified by the fast neutron portion of the spectrum, and the tensile strength is altered accordingly. The concept is used to rationalize some previously erratic tensile data.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 373: Symposium Y – Microstructure of Irradiated Materials , 1994 , 165
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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