[HTML][HTML] Image-driven discriminative and generative machine learning algorithms for establishing microstructure–processing relationships

W Ma, EJ Kautz, A Baskaran, A Chowdhury… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
We investigate the methods of microstructure representation for the purpose of predicting
processing condition from microstructure image data. A binary alloy (uranium–molybdenum) …

Time-resolved imaging of atoms and molecules in laser-produced uranium plasmas

EJ Kautz, PJ Skrodzki, M Burger, BE Bernacki… - Journal of Analytical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Gas-phase oxidation of uranium (U), plume chemistry, and the corresponding impact on
optical emission features of the U plasma are investigated. Plasmas were produced via …

Microstructure and microchemistry changes at U-10Mo fuel/AA6061 cladding interfaces with varying hot isostatic pressing conditions

A Koziol, K Yano, A Schemer-Kohrn, A Soulami… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Monolithic uranium-10 wt.% molybdenum (U-10Mo) is a promising high-assay low-
enriched uranium fuel system for nuclear reactors used in research, medical isotope …

An image-driven machine learning approach to kinetic modeling of a discontinuous precipitation reaction

E Kautz, W Ma, S Jana, A Devaraj, V Joshi… - Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microstructure quantification is an essential component of materials science studies, yet,
there are no widely applicable, standard methodologies, for image data representation in …

Annealing influence on the microstructure of irradiated U-Mo monolithic fuel foils

FG Di Lemma, JF Jue, TL Trowbridge, CA Smith… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study we compared the microstructure evolution of U-Mo fuel foils produced with and
without heat treatment at low burn-up via advanced post-irradiation examination. The aim of …

The effect of homogenization heat treatment on the texture evolution in U-10Mo alloy

BJ Schuessler, DP Field, NR Overman… - … Materials Transactions A, 2021 - Springer
Uranium alloyed with 10 wt pct Mo (U-10Mo) undergoes discontinuous precipitation (DP)
when subjected to sub-eutectoid heat treatment. It is hypothesized that the crystallographic …

Nanoscale spatially resolved mapping of uranium enrichment

E Kautz, D Burkes, V Joshi, C Lavender, A Devaraj - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Spatially resolved analysis of uranium (U) isotopes in small volumes of actinide-bearing
materials is critical for a variety of technical disciplines, including earth and planetary …

Evaluating the microstructure and origin of nonmetallic inclusions in as-cast U-10Mo fuel

EJ Kautz, S Shahrezaei, M Athon, M Frank… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Elsevier
Low enriched uranium alloyed with 10 wt.% molybdenum (U-10Mo) has been identified as a
promising alternative to highly enriched uranium oxide dispersion fuels for use in high …

Correlating nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry and atom probe tomography analysis of uranium enrichment in metallic nuclear fuel

E Kautz, J Cliff, T Lach, D Reilly, A Devaraj - Analyst, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Accurate measurements of 235U enrichment within metallic nuclear fuels are essential for
understanding material performance in a neutron irradiation environment, and the origin of …

Eutectoid phase transformation in U-Mo-X alloys

R Rakesh, VP Sinha, KV Manikrishna, N Keskar… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
U-Mo based alloys undergo eutectoid phase transformation where high temperature γ-U
decomposes into α-U and U 2 Mo phases. In the present study, eutectoid decomposition of γ …