Prospects for accelerated development of high performance structural materials

SJ Zinkle, NM Ghoniem - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2011 - Elsevier
We present an overview of key aspects for development of steels for fission and fusion
energy applications, by linking material fabrication to thermo-mechanical properties through …

Tuning the strength and ductility balance of a TRIP titanium alloy

B Ellyson, J Klemm-Toole, K Clarke, R Field… - Scripta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Titanium (Ti) alloys are ubiquitous in the aerospace, defense, and biomedical industries for
their high strength to density ratios and good corrosion resistance. Ti alloys are typically …

Structural materials for Gen-IV nuclear reactors: Challenges and opportunities

KL Murty, I Charit - Journal of nuclear materials, 2008 - Elsevier
Generation-IV reactor design concepts envisioned thus far cater toward a common goal of
providing safer, longer lasting, proliferation-resistant and economically viable nuclear power …

An ab initio study of Ti–Y–O nanocluster energetics in nanostructured ferritic alloys

L Barnard, GR Odette, I Szlufarska, D Morgan - Acta materialia, 2012 - Elsevier
So-called oxide dispersion strengthened steels or nanostructured ferritic alloys (NFAs)
contain nanoprecipitates which give them exceptional mechanical properties and resistance …

Neutron-induced dpa, transmutations, gas production, and helium embrittlement of fusion materials

MR Gilbert, SL Dudarev, D Nguyen-Manh… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2013 - Elsevier
In a fusion reactor materials will be subjected to significant fluxes of high-energy neutrons.
As well as causing radiation damage, the neutrons also initiate nuclear reactions leading to …

Nanocrystalline metals for structural applications

FH Froes, C Suryanarayana - JoM, 1989 - Springer
Increasing systems requirements, particularly in the aerospace industry, demand improved
material performance. One emerging class of metallic materials—nanocrystalline metals …

Ultrafine tungsten as a plasma-facing component in fusion devices: effect of high flux, high fluence low energy helium irradiation

O El-Atwani, S Gonderman, M Efe… - Nuclear …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
This work discusses the response of ultrafine-grained tungsten materials to high-flux, high-
fluence, low energy pure He irradiation. Ultrafine-grained tungsten samples were exposed …