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 …

Irradiation-tolerant nanostructured ferritic alloys: Transforming helium from a liability to an asset

GR Odette, DT Hoelzer - Jom, 2010 - Springer
Nanostructuredferritic alloys (NFAs) have the potential to make transformational
contributions to developing advanced sources of fission and fusion energy. NFAs are Fe-Cr …

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 crystal structure, orientation relationships and interfaces of the nanoscale oxides in nanostructured ferritic alloys

Y Wu, J Ciston, S Kräemer, N Bailey, GR Odette… - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
The capability of nanostructured ferritic alloys (NFAs) to manage high levels of transmutation
product helium will help resolve one of the grand challenges to transforming the promise of …

Recent developments in irradiation-resistant steels

GR Odette, MJ Alinger, BD Wirth - Annu. Rev. Mater. Res., 2008 - annualreviews.org
Advanced fission and future fusion energy will require new high-performance structural
alloys with outstanding properties that are sustained under long-term service in ultrasevere …

On the remarkable thermal stability of nanostructured ferritic alloys

N Cunningham, Y Wu, D Klingensmith… - Materials Science and …, 2014 - Elsevier
We explore the high-temperature thermal stability of a class of potentially transformational
materials for high temperature applications that we call nanostructured ferritic alloys (NFAs) …

Helium bubble distributions in a nanostructured ferritic alloy

PD Edmondson, CM Parish, Y Zhang, A Hallén… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2013 - Elsevier
A 14YWT nanostructured ferritic alloy (NFA) was implanted with He+ ions to fluences of
6.75× 1021Hem− 2 at 400° C in order to simulate the effects of high He concentrations …

Helium sequestration at nanoparticle-matrix interfaces in helium+ heavy ion irradiated nanostructured ferritic alloys

CM Parish, KA Unocic, L Tan, SJ Zinkle… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
We irradiated four ferritic alloys with energetic Fe and He ions: one castable nanostructured
alloy (CNA) containing Ti-W-Ta-carbides, and three nanostructured ferritic alloys (NFAs) …

Helium transport, fate and management in nanostructured ferritic alloys: In situ helium implanter studies

GR Odette, P Miao, DJ Edwards, T Yamamoto… - Journal of nuclear …, 2011 - Elsevier
High helium levels produced in fusion neutron spectra may lead to severe increases in the
brittle fast fracture temperature, enhanced void swelling and degradation of creep rupture …

Characterization of polyhedral nano-oxides and helium bubbles in an annealed nanostructured ferritic alloy

T Stan, Y Wu, J Ciston, T Yamamoto, GR Odette - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanostructured ferritic alloys (NFAs) contain an ultra-high density of 2–4 nm fcc pyrochlore Y
2 Ti 2 O 7 nano-oxides (NOs) embedded in a bcc Fe-14Cr ferritic matrix. Characterization of …