Irradiation-induced β to α SiC transformation at low temperature

Abstract We observed that β-SiC, neutron irradiated to 9 dpa (displacements per atom) at ≈1440 °C, began transforming to α-SiC, with radiation-induced Frank dislocation loops serving as the apparent nucleation sites. 1440 °C is a far lower temperature than usual β → α phase transformations in SiC. S...

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Main Authors: Chad M. Parish, Takaaki Koyanagi, Sosuke Kondo, Yutai Katoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01395-y