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The mechanical properties of tungsten grown by chemical vapour deposition

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The mechanical properties of polycrystalline tungsten grown by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) have been investigated. Fracture tests were performed on the material over the 24-967 °C temperature range at a low strain rate. The material was found to be brittle or semi-brittle across the entire temperature range investigated. This behaviour differs significantly from that previously found in conventionally-grown polycrystalline tungsten, which, under similar experimental conditions, is found to be ductile above approximately 120 °C. Energy dispersive X-ray analysis indicates that in the CVD tungsten, there is a significant concentration of fluorine at grain boundaries. It is therefore suggested that fluorine segregation to grain boundaries is responsible for the increased brittleness observed in the CVD tungsten.
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University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Materials
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University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Materials
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Materials
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Materials
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Materials
Role:
Author


Publisher:
Elsevier
Host title:
Journal of Nuclear Materials
Volume:
386-88
Issue:
C
Pages:
583-586
Publication date:
2009-01-01
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0022-3115


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2012-12-19
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