Nanoindentation experiments are widely used for assessing the local mechanical properties
of materials. In recent years some new exciting developments have been performed for also …

Nanoindentation experiments performed in 5 and 18 μm thick vapor deposited
polycrystalline lithium films at 31° C reveal the mean pressure lithium can support is strongly …

Abstract Iron-chromium-aluminum (FeCrAl) alloys with different content of niobium (Nb)—0,
0.4 wt%, 0.8 wt%, and 1.2 wt%—were designed and prepared. All samples were then …

FeCrAl ferritic alloys are excellent cladding candidates for accident tolerant fuel systems due
to their high resistance to oxidation as a result of formation of a protective Al 2 O 3 scale at …

Deformation at high strain rates often results in high stresses on many engineering
materials, potentially leading to catastrophic failure without proper design. High-strain-rate …

Mn+ 1AXn (MAX) phases are novel structural and functional materials with a layered crystal
structure. Their unique properties such as good machinability, high electrical conductivity …

Materials indented at small scales may simultaneously exhibit indentation size and strain
rate effects which complicate the identification of the mechanisms that control deformation …

Contact parameters such as the real contact area of rough surfaces depend on the
interaction between asperities and the characteristic scale in which they remain. The high …

As one of promising candidate materials for fuel claddings and structural components in the
Gen-IV fission reactors, FeCrAl (Zr)-ODS ferritic steels were studied to well understand the …

A dual-stage indentation test at ambient temperature including a constant indentation load
rate followed by a constant indentation load-hold segment was employed to assess the time …