iRadMat: A thermo-mechanical testing system for in situ high-energy X-ray characterization of radioactive specimens.
We present an in situ Radiated Materials (iRadMat) experimental module designed to interface with a servo-hydraulic load frame for X-ray measurements at beamline 1-ID at the Advanced Photon Source. This new capability allows in situ studies of radioactive specimens subject to thermo-mechanical loading using a suite of high-energy X-ray scattering and imaging techniques. The iRadMat is a radiation-shielded vacuum heating system with the sample rotation-under-load capability. We describe the design features and performances of the iRadMat and present a dataset from a 300 °C uniaxial tensile test of a neutron-irradiated pure Fe specimen to demonstrate its capabilities.
Nuclear Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA.
Xuan
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Zhang
Nuclear Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA.
Chi
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Xu
Nuclear Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA.
Leyun
L
Wang
Nuclear Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA.
Yiren
Y
Chen
Nuclear Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA.
Meimei
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Li
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA.
Jonathan D
JD
Almer
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA.
Erika
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Benda
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA.
Peter
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Kenesei
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA.
Ali
A
Mashayekhi
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA.
Jun-Sang
JS
Park
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA.
Frank J
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Westferro