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2.4
Nb (%)
2.2
α
Zr +
β
-Nb
2.0
L - Zr(Nb,Fe)
2
β
-Nb - (Zr-90%Nb)
T - (Zr,Nb)
2
Fe
1.8
α
-Zr + L
α
-Zr +
β
-Nb + L
1.6
1.4
9
1.2
8
1.0
1
3
7
4
0.8
α
-Zr + L + T
2
5
6
0.6
0.4
0.2
α
-Zr
+
Zr
3
Fe
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
Fe (%)
Zr
4.16
Zr-Nb-Fe ternary alloy phase diagram, zirconium corner at
580
°
C (853K), non-equilibrium conditions. (Source: Reprinted, with
permission, from Shishov
et al
. (2005), copyright ASTM International,
100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428.)
to the matrix, and Nb and Sn concentrating in the outer shell of the SPP. The
core remains a T-phase. Details can be obtained in the following references:
Shishov
et al
. (2002, 2007) and Shishov (2011) and Doriot
et al
. ( 2004 ).
4.3.3 Effects of post-irradiation annealing
Irradiation temperature does have an effect on microstructure - for instance
higher irradiation temperature results in larger <a> loops, <c> loops do not
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