Several high-temperature body-centered cubic (bcc) structural materials such as Nb-, Zr-and
Ti-based alloys undergo phase separation, which is a second-order phase transformation …

The deformation mechanisms were studied in metastable Zr-13.8 Nb-0.7 Hf and Zr-15.5 Nb-
0.7 Hf (wt.%) alloys exhibiting complex microstructures due to quenched-in precipitates …

This work demonstrates and explains how, during the hot deformation of a Zr alloy in the two-
phase field, the texture developed in the α phase is influenced by that developed in the β …

A series of in situ compression tests has been carried out at room temperature for three dual-
phase Zr–Nb alloys with different Nb contents. Changes in the Nb content change the …

Recent interest in chemically-complex solid-solution alloys has produced a number of new
refractory BCC alloys with superior high-temperature properties. Preliminary atomistic …

Plastic deformation in crystals is mediated by the motion of line defects known as
dislocations. For decades, dislocation activity has been treated as a homogeneous, smooth …

A series of in situ compression tests have been carried out at room temperature on three
dual-phase Zr–2.5 wt% Nb alloys with different concentrations of the interstitial alloying …

Crystallographic orientation relationship (OR) in two-phase alloy microstructures determines
their heterophase interfacial structures, and may influence their corresponding deformation …

Phase transformation is rare in pure body-centered cubic (BCC) metals due to the
associated high energy barrier. Here, omega (ω) phase transformation in single-crystal …

In situ neutron diffraction loading experiments were carried out on a cold-rolled dual-phase
(α-phase,∼ 10% β-phase) Zr–2.5% Nb alloy at room temperature. The specimens were cut …