In the present research, the real-time in-situ neutron diffraction measurements under a
continuous-loading condition and elastic–viscoplastic self-consistent (EVPSC) polycrystal …

In situ neutron diffraction has been carried out on fast neutron irradiated Zr–2.5 Nb pressure
tube and non-irradiated Zr–2.5 Nb pressure tube samples, with tensile deformation applied …

The effects of reorientation and twin shear transfer on the load sharing between twin and
parent pairs in hexagonal closed-pack (HCP) polycrystals have been examined by …

High anisotropy in the elastic and plastic properties of hexagonal close-packed (hcp)
structured metals not only results in drastic stress variation across grain boundaries, but also …

Our elastic viscoplastic self-consistent (EVPSC) model is improved by including thermal
strain to allow study of the behavior of a Zircaloy-2 slab under moderately large strains. The …

Abstract After annealing the Zr-2.5 wt% Nb pressure tube material at 700∘ C for 24h, the
largest grain aspect ratio reduced from 3.1 to 1.8, and the average minimum grain size …

The formation of duplex microstructure in Zr–2.3 Nb alloys at a temperature range of 850–
925° C, its plastic behaviour at various strain rates and the accommodation of each phase in …

The hot deformation behavior of Zr-1% Nb alloy has been studied at temperatures of 770–
850° C and strain rates of 10− 2 to 1 s− 1. To minimize friction during the tests at high …

Tensile stress–strain relationship of a rolled Zircaloy-4 (Zr-4) plate was examined in situ
using a neutron diffraction method at room temperature (RT, 25° C) and an elevated …

Twinning is an important plastic deformation mode for zirconium (Zr) and its alloys. In this
work, pre-compression followed by orthogonal re-compression, was performed to …