In-situ TEM investigation of 30 keV he+ irradiated tungsten: Effects of temperature, fluence, and sample thickness on dislocation loop evolution

Y Li, L Wang, G Ran, Y Yuan, L Wu, X Liu, X Qiu, Z Sun… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
In-situ irradiations with 30 keV He+ were performed on tungsten in an investigation of the
influences of irradiation temperature and fluence, pre-existing dislocation and sample …

[HTML][HTML] Physical mechanisms and parameters for models of microstructure evolution under irradiation in Fe alloys–Part I: Pure Fe

L Malerba, N Anento, JP Balbuena, CS Becquart… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper is the first of three that overview the main mechanisms that drive the
microstructure evolution in Fe alloys under irradiation. It focuses on pure α-Fe and compiles …

Effect of niobium content on irradiation microstructure and hardening in FeCrAl-based alloys

X Zhou, H Wang, L Guo, Y Chen, F Li, Y Long… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Atomistic modeling of meso-timescale processes with SEAKMC: A perspective and recent developments

S Hayakawa, J Isaacs, HR Medal, H Xu - Computational Materials Science, 2021 - Elsevier
On-the-fly kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) methods have recently garnered significant attentions
after successful applications to various atomic-scale problems using a timescale outside the …

Molecular dynamics simulation of primary radiation damage in W-Ta alloys: effect of tantalum

R Qiu, Y Chen, L Liu, Z Liu, N Gao, W Hu… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tungsten (W) and W-based alloys are competitive candidates for plasma-facing materials in
future fusion reactors. W-tantalum (Ta) alloys get the most attention amongst these materials …

Dynamic observation of dual-beam irradiated Fe and Fe-10Cr alloys at 435° C

YR Lin, WY Chen, M Li, J Henry, SJ Zinkle - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
The attractive mechanical properties and superior resistance to void-swelling make
ferritic/martensitic alloys a promising structural material for advanced nuclear reactors …

In-situ TEM observation and MD simulation of the reaction and transformation of< 100> loops in tungsten during H2+ & He+ dual-beam irradiation

Y Ding, L Guo, Y Li, X Liu, G Ran, L Wu, X Qiu, H Deng… - Scripta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Low mobility< 100> loops significantly affect the mechanical properties of body-centered
cubic materials and their generation and evolution have been a hot research topic recently …

Post-irradiation annealing of neutron-irradiated EUROFER97

A Chauhan, Q Yuan, C Dethloff, E Gaganidze… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent post-irradiation annealing (PIA) investigations on the neutron-irradiated reduced-
activation ferritic-martensitic (RAFM) steel EUROFER97 have led to an almost complete …

In situ transmission electron microscopy study and molecular dynamics simulation of dislocation loop evolution in FeCrAl alloys under Fe+ irradiation

YP Li, MS Yu, G Ran, N Gao, Y Chen, Q Han… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
FeCrAl alloys with excellent comprehensive properties are the most promising candidates to
replace zirconium alloy fuel claddings. In our study, the dislocation loop evolution including …

In-situ transmission electron microscopy observation of the evolution of dislocation loops and gas bubbles in tungsten during H2+ and He+ dual-beam irradiation

YF Ding, YP Li, XY Liu, G Ran, XY Huang, Q Han… - Tungsten, 2021 - Springer
Dislocation loop and gas bubble evolution in tungsten were in-situ investigated under 30
keV H 2+ and He+ dual-beam irradiation at 973 K and 1173 K. The average size and …