Environmental degradation of structural materials in liquid lead-and lead-bismuth eutectic-cooled reactors

X Gong, MP Short, T Auger… - Progress in materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Liquid lead (Pb)-and lead–bismuth eutectic (LBE)-cooled fast neutron reactors (Gen-IV
LFRs) are one of the most technologically mature fission reactor technologies, due to their …

High-temperature phase evolution of the ZnAlMg coating and its effect on mitigating liquid-metal-embrittlement cracking

A Ghatei-Kalashami, MS Khan, MY Lee, YN Zhou - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Ternary zinc-aluminum-magnesium (ZnAlMg) alloy coatings are the focus of significant
attention in the automotive and steel industries due to several advantages over traditional Zn …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of expulsion and heat extraction resulting from changes to electrode force on liquid metal embrittlement during resistance spot welding

S Song, M Shojaee, ARH Midawi, O Sherepenko… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Zinc coatings are generally utilized for manufacturing corrosion-resistant advanced high-
strength steels (AHSS). However, in new third generation AHSS (3G-AHSS), zinc from the …

Investigating zinc-assisted liquid metal embrittlement in ferritic and austenitic steels: Correlation between crack susceptibility and failure mechanism

A Ghatei-Kalashami, MS Khan, F Goodwin… - Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstracts Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) is a problematic phenomenon that occurs when
a reactive liquid metal attacks the grain boundaries of ductile solid metal, leading to brittle …

Zn penetration and its coupled interaction with the grain boundary during the resistance spot welding of the QP980 steel

W Dong, H Pan, M Lei, K Ding, Y Gao - Scripta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
The liquid metal embrittlement (LME) defect in the Zn-coated high-strength steels is
intimately associated with the formation of Fe-Zn intermetallic compounds (IMCs). The …

Improvement of the mechanical performance of ZnAlMg coated steel brazed joints through precipitation-based strengthening

S Sarmast-Ghahfarokhi, ARH Midawi… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The non-fusion weld-brazing process has attracted considerable attention in the automotive
industry due to its lower susceptibility to welding-related defects and high capability to join …

Liquid metal embrittlement cracking behavior in iron-zinc (Fe/Zn) couple: Comparison of ferritic and austenitic microstructures

A Ghatei-Kalashami, E Ghassemali, C DiGiovanni… - Materials Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) has emerged as a major concern when developing high-
strength automotive steels. However, information regarding the impact of initial …

Role of Si content in the element segregation of galvanized QP980 advanced high strength steel

W Dong, K Ding, H Pan, M Lei, L Wang, Y Gao - Jom, 2022 - Springer
Advanced high strength steel (AHSS) with Zn coating shows an abnormal liquid metal
embrittlement (LME) during the assembly welding, limiting its application in the automotive …

Investigating the mechanism of zinc-induced liquid metal embrittlement crack initiation in austenitic microstructure

A Ghatei-Kalashami, MS Khan, F Goodwin… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
Catastrophic brittle failure of ductile materials by liquid metal embrittlement (LME) is a widely
documented phenomenon but the fundamentals of its initiation mechanism are poorly …

Liquid Metal Embrittlement Susceptibility of Hot Formed Zn-Al-Mg Coated Steel with Eutectic Coating Microstructure

Y Yang, Y Fu, G Wu, H Liu, Y Chen, Q Luo, Q Li - Metals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) in Zn-based coating plates during hot stamping is an
abnormal phenomenon where intimate contact between liquid Zn and a steel matrix results …