Solute diffusion by self-interstitial defects and radiation-induced segregation in ferritic Fe-X (X=Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, P, Si) dilute alloys

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Auteurs principaux: Messina, Luca, Schuler, Thomas, Nastar, Maylise, Marinica, Mihai-Cosmin, Olsson, Pär
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author Messina, Luca
Schuler, Thomas
Nastar, Maylise
Marinica, Mihai-Cosmin
Olsson, Pär
author_facet Messina, Luca
Schuler, Thomas
Nastar, Maylise
Marinica, Mihai-Cosmin
Olsson, Pär
contents This work investigates solute transport due to self-interstitial defects and radiation induced segregation tendencies in dilute ferritic alloys, by computing the transport coefficients of each system based on ab initio calculations of binding energies and migration rates. The implementation of the self-consistent mean field method in the KineCluE code allows to extend the calculation of transport coefficients to arbitrary interaction ranges, crystal structures, and diffusion mechanisms. The results show that the diffusivity of P, Mn, and Cr solute atoms is dominated by the dumbbell mechanism, that of Cu by vacancies, while the two mechanisms might be in competition for Ni and Si, despite the fact that the corresponding mixed dumbbells are not stable. Systematic enrichment at defect sinks is expected for P and Mn solutes due to dumbbell diffusion, and for Si due mainly to vacancy drag. Vacancy drag is also responsible for Cu and Ni enrichment below 1085 K. The RIS behavior of Cr is the outcome of a fine balance between dumbbell enrichment and vacancy depletion. Therefore, for dilute Cr concentrations global enrichment occurs below 540 K, and depletion above. This threshold temperature grows with solute concentration. The findings are in agreement with experimental observations of RIS and clustering phenomena, and confirm that solute-defect kinetic coupling plays an important role in the formation of solute clusters in reactor pressure vessel steels and other alloys.
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spellingShingle Solute diffusion by self-interstitial defects and radiation-induced segregation in ferritic Fe-X (X=Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, P, Si) dilute alloys
Messina, Luca
Schuler, Thomas
Nastar, Maylise
Marinica, Mihai-Cosmin
Olsson, Pär
Materials Science
Chemical Physics
Computational Physics
This work investigates solute transport due to self-interstitial defects and radiation induced segregation tendencies in dilute ferritic alloys, by computing the transport coefficients of each system based on ab initio calculations of binding energies and migration rates. The implementation of the self-consistent mean field method in the KineCluE code allows to extend the calculation of transport coefficients to arbitrary interaction ranges, crystal structures, and diffusion mechanisms. The results show that the diffusivity of P, Mn, and Cr solute atoms is dominated by the dumbbell mechanism, that of Cu by vacancies, while the two mechanisms might be in competition for Ni and Si, despite the fact that the corresponding mixed dumbbells are not stable. Systematic enrichment at defect sinks is expected for P and Mn solutes due to dumbbell diffusion, and for Si due mainly to vacancy drag. Vacancy drag is also responsible for Cu and Ni enrichment below 1085 K. The RIS behavior of Cr is the outcome of a fine balance between dumbbell enrichment and vacancy depletion. Therefore, for dilute Cr concentrations global enrichment occurs below 540 K, and depletion above. This threshold temperature grows with solute concentration. The findings are in agreement with experimental observations of RIS and clustering phenomena, and confirm that solute-defect kinetic coupling plays an important role in the formation of solute clusters in reactor pressure vessel steels and other alloys.
title Solute diffusion by self-interstitial defects and radiation-induced segregation in ferritic Fe-X (X=Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, P, Si) dilute alloys
topic Materials Science
Chemical Physics
Computational Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.11440