NEUTRON-DIFFRACTION STUDY OF THE CRYSTALLINE TEXTURE IN A MARTENSITIC STEEL FOR FUSION-REACTOR TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

This contribution presents the results of a neutron-diffraction study on the evolution of texture in modified martensitic steel DIN 1.4914 (MANET) submitted to various quenching and tempering treatments in conditions technologically relevant to operation in future fusion reactors. The corresponding orientation-distribution functions are presented and discussed, with reference to other microstructural features of the investigated material