Kinetics of cellular transformation and competing precipitation mechanisms during sub-eutectoid annealing of U10Mo alloys

S Jana, A Devaraj, L Kovarik, B Arey, L Sweet… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Transformation kinetics of metastable body-centered cubic γ-UMo phase in U-10 wt.% Mo
alloy during annealing at sub-eutectoid temperatures of 500° C and 400° C has been …

Effect of second phase particles and stringers on microstructures after rolling and recrystallization

G Cheng, X Hu, WE Frazier, CA Lavender… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Second phase particles and particle stringers have strong influences on recrystallized grain
structure and alloy performances. In this work, the effects of second phase particles on grain …

Phase transformation kinetics in rolled U-10áwt.% Mo foil: Effect of post-rolling heat treatment and prior γ-UMo grain size

S Jana, N Overman, T Varga, C Lavender… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
The effect of sub-eutectoid heat treatment on the phase transformation behavior in rolled U-
10áwt.% Mo (U10Mo) foils was systematically investigated. The as-cast 5ámm thick foils …

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 …

Modeling the homogenization kinetics of as-cast U-10wt% Mo alloys

Z Xu, V Joshi, S Hu, D Paxton, C Lavender… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Low-enriched U-22at% Mo (U–10Mo) alloy has been considered as an alternative
material to replace the highly enriched fuels in research reactors. For the U–10Mo to work …

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 …

Quantitative morphological characterization of carbide inclusions in uranium metal

MT Athon, DD Reilly, IJ Schwerdt, JF Corbey… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Uranium carbides (UCs) are prevalent inclusions in U metal that form during melting
operations because of interactions with crucible walls and the casting chamber atmosphere …

The effect of thermomechanical processing on second phase particle redistribution in U-10 wt% Mo

X Hu, X Wang, VV Joshi, CA Lavender - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
The multi-pass hot-rolling process of an annealed uranium–10 wt% molybdenum (U10Mo)
coupon was studied by plane-strain compression finite element modeling. As-cast U10Mo …

Finite-element model to predict roll-separation force and defects during rolling of U-10Mo alloys

A Soulami, DE Burkes, VV Joshi, CA Lavender… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
A major goal of the Convert Program of the US Department of Energy's National Nuclear
Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) is to enable high-performance research reactors to …

[HTML][HTML] Minimizing thickness variation in monolithic U-10Mo fuel foil and Zr interlayer during hot rolling: A microstructure-based finite element method analysis

L Li, A Fortier, D Ramirez-Tamayo, VV Joshi… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Low-enriched uranium alloyed with 10 wt.% molybdenum (U-10Mo) has been identified as a
promising alternative to highly enriched uranium fuel for the United States' high performance …