The size distributions of dislocation loops were determined
using Fig. 2(c) and (e), with the corresponding results are graphed
in Fig. 3. It appears that the size of the dislocation loops increase
slightly with increasing ion dose. The average size (diameter)
was found to be between 5 and 7 nm for both irradiated CW 316
SS after a dose of 0.62 and 3.7 dpa. In addition, the number density
of dislocation loops in CW 316 SS after 0.62 and 3.7 dpa was estimated
to be around 3.7 1022 m3 and 3.5 1022 m3, respectively.
This result is consistent with the previous results for ion
irradiated 316 SS showed loop number densities ranging from several
1020 m3 up to 1022 m3 [24,25].