To understand the response of Alloy 617 to long-time exposure conditions and to determine the supplementary data needs for structural components in Gen IV nuclear reactors, literature of aging and aging effects in the alloy was reviewed. Most of the reviewed data were produced in connection with the international research effort supporting high temperature gas-cooled reactor projects in the 1970s and 1980s. Topics considered included microstructural changes, hardness, tensile properties, toughness, creep-rupture, fatigue, and crack growth. It became clear that, for the long-time very high-temperature conditions of the Gen IV reactors, a significant effort would be needed to fully understand and characterize property changes. Several topics for further research were recommended.

Issue Section:
Technology Reviews
Keywords:
ageing, alloys, cracks, creep fracture, fatigue, fission reactors, hardness, structural engineering, tensile strength
Topics:
Alloys, Creep, Fatigue, Fracture (Materials), Nuclear reactors, Temperature, Tensile strength, Indium alloys, Fracture toughness, Very high temperature reactors, High temperature, Rupture
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