NanoSIMS imaging and analysis in materials science

K Li, J Liu, CRM Grovenor… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
High-resolution SIMS analysis can be used to explore a wide range of problems in material
science and engineering materials, especially when chemical imaging with good spatial …

Fretting wear behavior of Zr alloy cladding tube mated with Zr alloy dimple under mixed fretting regime in simulated primary water of PWR

Y Zhang, H Ming, J Lai, L Gao, J Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The fretting wear behavior of Zr alloy cladding tube under mixed fretting regime in a high-
temperature pressurized water was investigated. The main wear mechanism is adhesive …

Effect of ultrasonic surface rolling process on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of zirconium alloy in high-temperature water condition

Z Li, X Guo, Z Yang, Z Cai, Y Jiao - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2024 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic surface rolling processing (USRP) was carried out at zirconium (Zr) alloy with
different rolling speeds to prepare gradient nanostructured layers, and the corrosion …

Understanding the fretting corrosion mechanism of zirconium alloy exposed to high temperature high pressure water

X Guo, J Lu, P Lai, Z Shen, W Zhuang, Z Han, L Zhang… - Corrosion …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fretting corrosion of as received and shot peened zirconium alloys exposed to high
temperature high pressure water is tested. High resolution characterization techniques are …

An origin of corrosion resistance changes of Zr alloys: effects of Sn and Nb on grain boundary strength of surface oxide

R Yuan, YP Xie, T Li, CH Xu, MY Yao, JX Xu, HB Guo… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
As nuclear fuel cladding, Zr alloys have need for a good corrosion resistance. For decades,
several generations of Zr alloys with excellent corrosion resistance have been developed …

Establishment of fretting maps of Zr alloy cladding tube mated with Zr alloy dimple in simulated primary water of pressurized water reactor

Y Zhang, J Lai, J Wang, L Gao, H Ming, J Wang… - Tribology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fretting maps of Zr alloy tube under grid-to-rod configuration in high temperature
pressurised water were established. Running condition fretting map shows three fretting …

The role of β-Zr in a Zr-2.5 Nb alloy during aqueous corrosion: A multi-technique study

J Liu, G He, A Callow, K Li, KL Moore, H Nordin… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Zr–2.5 Nb alloy is used as pressure tubes in Canadian Deuterium Uranium
(CANDU) nuclear reactors, and the typical starting microstructure consists of α-Zr grains …

Fretting wear behaviour of Zr alloy cladding tube under partial slip regime with different duration in simulated primary water of PWR

Y Zhang, H Ming, J Lai, Y Li, L Gao, J Wang… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
The fretting wear behaviour of Zr alloy cladding tubes under partial slip regime in a high
temperature pressurised water was investigated. The fretting regime remained unchanged …

Effect of normal force on fretting wear behavior of zirconium alloy tube in simulated primary water of PWR

Y Zhang, J Lai, H Ming, L Gao, J Wang… - Acta Metallurgica Sinica …, 2023 - Springer
The effect of normal force on fretting wear behavior of zirconium alloy tube mated with grid
dimple in simulated primary water of pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant was …

Deformation and cracking behaviors of proton-irradiated 308L stainless steel weld metal strained in simulated PWR primary water

X Lin, Q Peng, EH Han, W Ke - Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The proton-irradiated 308L stainless steel weld metal was strained by using constant
extension rate tensile testing in simulated PWR primary water, and its deformation …