Irradiation damage concurrent challenges with RAFM and ODS steels for fusion reactor first-wall/blanket: a review

A Bhattacharya, SJ Zinkle, J Henry… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Reduced activation ferritic martensitic (RAFM) and oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS)
steels are the most promising candidates for fusion first-wall/blanket (FW/B) structures. The …

Recent progress in developing and qualifying nanostructured ferritic alloys for advanced fission and fusion applications

GR Odette - Jom, 2014 - Springer
This article summarizes the recent progress on developing a class of potentially
transformational structural materials called nanostructured ferritic alloys, which are leading …

On the status and prospects for nanostructured ferritic alloys for nuclear fission and fusion application with emphasis on the underlying science

GR Odette - Scripta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
The status of nanostructured ferritic alloys (NFAs) is summarized. The science underlying
NFAs has emerged as a remarkably comprehensive and high quality body of research. The …

The formation and evolution of oxide particles in oxide-dispersion-strengthened ferritic steels during processing

CA Williams, P Unifantowicz, N Baluc, GDW Smith… - Acta Materialia, 2013 - Elsevier
The fabrication of oxide-dispersion-strengthened (ODS) steels is a multi-stage process
involving powder ball milling, degassing and consolidation by hot isostatic pressing. Y is …

Microstructural characterization and strengthening mechanisms of a 12Cr-ODS steel

J Shen, Y Li, F Li, H Yang, Z Zhao, S Kano… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The microstructure of the 12Cr-ODS steel was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD),
scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and electron …

Tensile strength improvement of martensitic ODS steels with Zr and Hf additions

X Zhou, G Li, X Shen, Y Liu - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2022 - Elsevier
Aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of Zr and Hf additions on oxide particle refinement and
tensile strength improvement of transformable oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) steels …

Radiation-induced Ostwald ripening in oxide dispersion strengthened ferritic steels irradiated at high ion dose

ML Lescoat, J Ribis, Y Chen, EA Marquis, E Bordas… - Acta Materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) ferritic steels are considered promising candidates as
cladding tubes for Generation IV nuclear reactors. In such reactors, irradiation damage can …

Effects of process atmosphere on additively manufactured FeCrAl oxide dispersion strengthened steel: Printability, microstructure and tensile properties

Y Wang, B Wang, L Luo, JP Oliveira, B Li, H Yan… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of using a reactive process atmosphere (premixed Ar–O 2 mixture
and N 2) on additively manufactured FeCrAl oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) steel are …

Laser-based powder bed fusion of pre-alloyed oxide dispersion strengthened steel containing yttrium

Y Wang, B Wang, L Luo, B Li, T Liu, J Zhao, B Xu… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the pre-alloyed powder Fe-22Cr-5.1 Al-0.5 Ti-0.26 Y (wt%) was prepared by
nitrogen atomization and characterized with the aid of focused ion beam (FIB) and …

Effects of contents of Al, Zr and Ti on oxide particles in Fe–15Cr–2W–0.35 Y2O3 ODS steels

P Dou, S Jiang, L Qiu, A Kimura - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
FeCrAl oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) steel is one of the most promising candidate
cladding materials of generation IV nuclear reactors because of its excellent resistance to …