Table 3 Table of input parameters for calculating the cavity growth rate equation and CD when different from the cavity growth rate input parameters.
From: Predicting structural material degradation in advanced nuclear reactors with ion irradiation
Parameter | Value for cavity growth rate | Value for CD | References |
|---|---|---|---|
Temperature, T (°C) | Input parameter | Input parameter | NA |
Damage Rate, K0 (dpa/s) | Input parameter | Input parameter | NA |
Helium Co-Injection Rate (appm He/dpa) | Input parameter | Input parameter | NA |
N | 8.34 × 1022 at/cm3 | Same | |
Lattice parameter (a) | 0.288 nm | Same | |
Sink strength | From microstructure | From cluster evolution | This work |
ωi | 2.9 × 1012 s-1 | Same | |
ωv | 1.6 × 1013 s-1 | Same | |
γ | 1.75 J/m2 | Same | |
\(E_{m}^{v}\) | 0.62 eV | 0.63 eV | See text |
\(E_{f}^{v}\) | 1.6 eV | 1.79 eV | |
Di-vacancy binding energy | N/A | 0.3 eV | |
\(E_{m}^{i}\) | 0.35 eV | 0.22 eV | |
Sf | 2.17 k | Not used | |
Dislocation Bias, Z | 5% | 15% | See text |
E | 220 GPa | Not used | |
ν | ~ 0.3 | Not used |
