The demand for low-carbon MgO–C refractories is ever growing to meet the development of
advanced steelmaking technologies and efficient energy conservation. Meanwhile, to …

This review focuses on the comparison of the spark plasma sintering (SPS) with other
fabrication methods of MAX-phase materials. In the view of optimizing properties for …

To cope with the shortcomings of nuclear fuel design exposed during the Fukushima
Nuclear Accident, researchers around the world have been directing their studies towards …

A Ti3 (Al x Cu1–x) C2 phase with Cu atoms with a degree of ordering in the A plane is
synthesized through the A site replacement reaction in CuCl2 molten salt. The weakly …

Alumina-forming MAX phase coatings reveal great potential for accident tolerant fuel (ATF)
cladding applications due to their favorable physical and mechanical properties and …

The microstructure evolution of an amorphous Cr-Al-C coating prepared by magnetron
sputtering was investigated. With increasing annealing temperature, three kinds of coatings …

For the structure materials applied in the innovative nuclear energy system, the strongly
environment radiation source is always a big concern which will severely degrade the …

Four types of MAX-phase coating samples (Cr 2 AlC, V 2 AlC, Ti 2 AlC, and Ti 3 AlC 2),
synthesized via physical vapor deposition and post-annealing of elemental multilayer films …

Layered MAX phases possess distinctive chemical, physical, electrical, and mechanical
properties due to their amalgamation of metallic and ceramic characteristics. Understanding …

MAX phases played the important role in alloy coatings, which improved their wear
resistance. In this study, CoNi–50Ti 2 AlC and–50Ti 3 AlC 2 coatings were fabricated on Ti 6 …