Fatigue crack growth retardation of 304 L stainless steel is studied using a neutron diffraction method. Three orthogonal strain components(crack growth, crack opening, and through-thickness direction) are measured in the vicinity of the crack tip along the crack propagation direction. The residual strain profiles (1) at the mid-thickness and (2) at the 1.5 mm away from the mid-thickness of the compact tension(CT) specimen are compared. Residual lattice strains at the 1.5 mm location are slightly higher than at the mid-thickness. The CT specimen is deformed in situ under applied loads, thereby providing evolution of the internal stress fields around the crack tip. A tensile overload results in an increased magnitude of the compressive residual stress field. In the crack growth retardation, it is found that the stresses are dispersed in the crack-wake region, where the highest compressive residual stresses are measured. Our neutron diffraction mapping results reveal that the dominant mechanism is by interrupting the transfer of stress concentration at the crack tip.

Fatigue crack growth experiments were carried out on a 304 L stainless steel compact-tension(CT) specimen under load control mode. Neutron diffraction was employed to quantitatively measure the residual strains/stresses and the evolution of stress fields in the vicinity of a propagating fatigue-crack tip. Three principal stress components (i.e. crack growth, crack opening, and through-thickness direction stresses) were examined in-situ under loading as a function of distance from the crack tip along the crack-propagation path. The stress/strain fields, measured both at the mid-thickness and near the surface of the CT specimen, were compared. The results show that much higher compressive residual stress fields developed in front of the crack tip near the surface than developed at the mid-thickness area. The change of the stresses ahead of the crack tip under loading is more significant at the mid-thickness area than it is near the surface.

Ni-W(1-5 at.%) alloy rods were made by powder metallurgy process including powder mixing, compacting and subsequent sintering. Ni and W powder of appropriate compositions were mixed by a ball milling and isostatically pressed in a rubber mold into a rod. The compacted rods were sintered at at a reduced atmosphere for densification. The lattice parameters of Ni-W alloys were estimated by a high resolution neutron powder diffractometer. All sintered rods were found to have a face centered cubic structure without any impurity phase, but the diffraction peak locations were linearly shifted with increasing W content. The lattice parameter of a pure Ni rod was which is consistent with the value reported in JCPDS data. The lattice parameter of N-W alloy rods increased by for 1 atomic % of W, which indicates the formation of a Ni-W solid solution due to the substitution of nickel atoms by tungsten atoms of larger size.

Tungsten-molydiside was synthesized by self-propagating high temperature synthesis (SHS). The SHS product with the initial composition of (0.5Mo+0.5W+2Si) contains 23.9% , 40.89% with remaining 9.11% Mo, 9.16% Si and 16.94%W. Lattice parameters of the and determined by Rietvelt analysis were a=0.3206 nm, c=0.7841 nm and a=0.3212 nm, c=0.7822 nm, respectively.

The nano-scale crystallite sizes of uranium oxide powders in simulated spent fuel were measured by the neutron diffraction line broadening method in order to analyze the sintering behavior of the dry process fuel. The mixed and fission product powders were dry-milled in an attritor for 30, 60, and 120 min. The diffraction patterns of the powders were obtained by using the high resolution powder diffractometer in the HANARO research reactor. Diffraction line broadening due to crystallite size was measured using various techniques such as the Stokes' deconvolution, profile fitting methods using Cauchy function, Gaussian function, and Voigt function, and the Warren-Averbach method. The non-uniform strain, stacking fault and twin probability were measured using the information from the diffraction pattern. The realistic crystallite size could be obtained after separation of the contribution from the non-uniform strain, stacking fault and twin.

σ-VFe 금속간화합물에 대한 기계적 합금화(MA) 효과를 중성자 및 X선 회절법으로 조사하였다. MA 분말의 구조분석은 X선 회절(Cu-Kα) 린 중성자회절(HRPD, λ=1.835Å)을 이용하여 행하였다. σ-VFe화합물의 MA시 큰 구조변화가 관찰되었으며, MA 60시간의 경우 Fe-Fe 훤자분포는 unit cell에 30개의 원자를 포함하고 있는 σ상의 tetragonal구조에서 120˚C이상에서 안정하게 존재하는 α-(V,Fe) 고용체의 bcc 구조로 상변화함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 α-VFe 화합물에 대한 중성자 및 X선 회절패턴의 비교분석을 행하였으며 그 결과 σ상이 가지는 화학적 규칙성에 기인하는 (101)과 (111) 회절 피크가 중성자 회절에서 뚜렷하게 관찰됨을 알 수 있었다.

Non-stoichiometric ceramics of were prepared by self-propagating high temperature synthesis reaction with various processing conditions and their stoichometric numbers were determined by neutron diffraction. The neutron diffraction patterns were measured at room temperature using monochromatic neutrons with a wave length of 0.18339 nm from a Ge(331) mocochromator at a 90 degree take off angle. The Rietveld refinement of each pattern converged to good agreement (x2=1.88-2.24). The neutron diffraction analysis revealed the final stoichiometries of the ferrites were and respectively. This supports that final stoichiometric number of the self-propagating high temperature synthesis product can be controlled by the processing parameters during the combustion reaction.

수소원자를 포함한 강유전체 Li(NH4)SO4의 중수소 치환형인 Li(ND4)SO4 단결정에 대해 X-선과 중성자 회절법으로 결정구조를 연구하였다. 이 결정은 상온에서 사방정계이고 공간군은 P21nb이다. 격자상수는 a=5.2773(5) a, b=9.1244(23) a, c=8.7719(11) a이며 Z=4이다. 한국원자력연구원의 연구용 원자로인 하나로에 설치된 중성자 4축 단결정 회절장치로 중성자데이터를 수집하였으며, X-선 회절데이터는 일본 동북대학교 물리학과에서 측정하였다. X-선 회절법으로 수집한 1450개의 독립 회절반점에 대하여 최소자승법으로 정밀화하여 최종 신뢰도값 R=0.070을 얻었으며, 중성자 회절법으로는 745개의 회절반점에 대하여 R=0.049을 얻었다. X-선 회절데이터 분석 결과 결정구조 내의 수소원자 중 1개의 위치만을 얻었으나, 중성자 회절법으로는 NH4 사면체의 수소/중수소원자의 위치는 물론 H를 치환해서 들어간 D의 점유율을 정련하여 측정시료의 평균화학식이 LiND3.05H0.95SO4임을 밝혔다.

캐나다 퀘벡주 파커광산(Parker mine)에서 산출된 삼팔면체 운모인 금운모-1M 시료에 대하여 중성자분말회절 분석을 실시하고 리트벨트법을 통해 그 결정구조를 해석하였으며, 특히 X선 분말회절법으로는 해석이 어려운 금운모 구조 내의 OH기의 크기 및 길이, 그리고 방향성을 결정하였다. 연구에 이용된 금운모의 화학조성은 EPMA 분석결과 K2(M g4.46F e0.83A l0.34 Ti0.22)(S i5.51A l2.49) O20(O H3.59 F0.41)로 나타났다. 중성자 분말회절실험은 상온과 극저온(-263℃)에서 실시하였으며, 회절값으로부터 구한 금운모의 단위포 상수는 a=5.30∼5.31 a, b=9.18∼9.20 a, c=10.18∼10.21 a, β=100.06∼100.08˚로 결정되었다. R지수의 경우 극저온(-263℃)에서의 값이 Rp=2.35%, Rwp=3.01%로, 상온에서의 값( Rp=2.51%, Rwp=3.18%)보다 다소 적게 나타났는데, 이는 낮은 온도에서 온도인자 (Biso)에 대한 영향이 적어짐에 따라 나타나는 결과로 생각된다. OH기의 결합거리는 상온에서 0.93 a, 저온에서 1.03 a, 방향성은 93.4˚∼93.6˚로 측정되었다 극저온에서 상온으로 온도가 상승하면서 OH기의 크기가 감소하는 것은 온도 상승에 따른 진동효과보다는 결정구조내의 수소결합과 관련있는 것으로 해석된다.석된다.석된다.으로 해석된다.석된다.석된다.