[HTML][HTML] A review of uranium corrosion by hydrogen and the formation of uranium hydride

A Banos, NJ Harker, TB Scott - Corrosion Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Uranium hydride (UH 3) is the direct product of the reaction between uranium metal and
gaseous hydrogen. In the context of uranium storage, this corrosion reaction is considered …

In-situ neutron diffraction of a quasicrystal-containing Mg alloy interpreted using a new polycrystal plasticity model of hardening due to {10.2} tensile twinning

SR Agnew, A Singh, CA Calhoun, RP Mulay… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to the excellent balance of strength and ductility exhibited by some Mg-Zn-RE (Y
subgroup rare earth element) alloys, which contain icosahedral quasicrystalline precipitates …

Thermal ratcheting of uranium simulated with a thermo-elasto-visco-plastic self-consistent polycrystal model

Y Jeong, CN Tomé - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Uranium polycrystal aggregates accumulate large plastic deformation during thermal cycling
in a process known as thermal ratcheting. This process is induced by highly anisotropic …

A phase field model for the growth and characteristic thickness of deformation-induced twins

N Grilli, ACF Cocks, E Tarleton - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Deformation-induced twinning is an important mechanism in metals with a limited number of
slip deformation modes. The mechanisms for twin nucleation and growth are not completely …

[HTML][HTML] Characterisation of slip and twin activity using digital image correlation and crystal plasticity finite element simulation: Application to orthorhombic α-uranium

N Grilli, P Earp, ACF Cocks, J Marrow… - Journal of the Mechanics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Calibrating and verifying crystal plasticity material models is a significant challenge,
particularly for materials with a number of potential slip and twin systems. Here we use …

[HTML][HTML] Crystal plasticity finite element modelling of coarse-grained α-uranium

N Grilli, ACF Cocks, E Tarleton - Computational Materials Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The deformation behaviour of coarse-grained α-uranium is studied using crystal plasticity
finite element simulations. The constitutive model includes 8 slip and 2 twin systems, based …

Investigation of the effect of thermal residual stresses on deformation of α-uranium through neutron diffraction measurements and crystal plasticity modeling

CA Calhoun, E Garlea, RP Mulay, TA Sisneros… - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
The strong thermoelastic–plastic anisotropy of single crystal, orthorhombic α-uranium leads
to the generation of significant thermal residual stresses (TRSs) after cooling from the …

Evaluation of the anisotropic grain boundaries and surfaces of α-U via molecular dynamics

K Mahbuba, B Beeler, A Jokisaari - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Alloys based on uranium-zirconium are gaining renewed interest as fuels for the Versatile
Test Reactor and a number of microreactor designs. Implementing metallic fuel in reactors …

Metallic fuels handbook

DE Janney, CA Papesch, DE Burkes, JI Cole… - 2017 - inis.iaea.org
[en] This is not a typical External Report--It is a Handbook. No Abstract is involved. This
includes both Parts 1 and 2. The Metallic Fuels Handbook summarizes currently available …

Metallic Fuels Handbook, Part 1: Alloys Based on U-Zr, Pu-Zr, U-Pu, or U-Pu-Zr, Including Those with Minor Actinides (Np, Am, Cm), Rare-earth Elements (La, Ce, Pr …

DE Janney, C Papesch - 2017 - osti.gov
The Metallic Fuels Handbook summarizes currently available information about phases and
phase diagrams, heat capacity, thermal expansion, and thermal conductivity of elements …