Elucidating the role of a unique step-like interfacial structure of η4 precipitates in Al-Zn-Mg alloy

H Kim, H Choi, J Oh, S Lee, H Kwon, ES Park… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Al-Zn-Mg alloys are widely used in the transportation industry owing to their high strength-to-
weight ratio. In these alloys, the main strengthening mechanism is precipitation hardening …

Recent progress of vanadium-based alloys for fusion application

SN Jiang, FJ Zhou, GW Zhang, XO Yi, CW Yu, XJ Wang… - Tungsten, 2021 - Springer
Low-activation vanadium alloys, with the reference composition of V–4Cr–4Ti have been
considered as one of the most promising candidate materials for structural components such …

[HTML][HTML] Elemental Segregation and Solute Effects on Mechanical Properties and Processing of Vanadium Alloys: A Review

T Lei, C Hu, Q Zhang, X Wang - Metals, 2025 - mdpi.com
Vanadium (V) alloys, such as V-Cr, V-Ti, and V-Cr-Ti alloys, are promising candidates for
structural components in fusion energy systems because of their low activation, excellent …

First-principles study on the dissolution and diffusion behavior of hydrogen in carbide precipitates

Y Li, X Zhang, T Wu, J Tang, L Deng, W Li… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
To understand the hydrogen (H) behavior in the carbide precipitates, the dissolution and
diffusion properties of interstitial H in the transition metal carbide (TMC; TM= Hf, Nb, Ta, Ti, V …

Mechanical characterisation of V-4Cr-4Ti alloy: Tensile tests under high energy synchrotron diffraction

T Sparks, D Nguyen-Manh, P Zheng, JS Wróbel… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Vanadium base alloys represent potentially promising candidate structural materials for use
in nuclear fusion reactors due to vanadium's low activity, high thermal strength, and good …

Mechanical properties of Bʹ precipitates and fracture behavior of Bʹ/Al interface in Al-Mg-Si alloys: a first-principle calculation study

Y Lu, S Zhang, Y Wang, Z Chen - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Bʹ is a metastable precipitate in the over-aged Al-Mg-Si alloys, which often coexist with
other precipitates such as U1, U2 and βʹ precipitates. In this paper, the properties and …

[HTML][HTML] Segregation of alloying elements at the TiC/V interface: A first-principles study

T Wu, P Zhang, J Tang, L Wang, L Deng, Y Wu… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2023 - Elsevier
For precipitation/matrix coherent interface, the interfacial segregation behavior of solute
atom plays a vital role in controlling the effectiveness of precipitation strengthening of the …

Plasticity improvement and radiation hardening reduction of Y doped V-4Cr-4Ti alloy

Y Zhang, R Li, S Diao, F Wan, Q Zhan - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In current work, V-4Cr-4Ti and V-4Cr-4Ti-2Y alloys are prepared using mechanical alloying
and spark plasma sintering. Sequential-beam irradiation of 30 keV H+ and 50 keV He+ ions …

First-principles study of the behaviors of He atoms at TiC (110)/V (110) interface

Y Wang, J Zhang, C Wang, N Jin - Journal of Physics and Chemistry of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The behaviors of He atoms at TiC (110)/V (110) interface with center-site stacking, which has
the most covalent-ionic bond, using first-principles calculations are studied to clarify the …

Investigation of the Y effect on the microstructure response and radiation hardening of PM V-4Cr-4Ti alloys after irradiation with D ions

Y Zhang, X Sun, B Ma, J Wang, L Luo, Y Wu - Metals, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the current work, an analysis of the effects of Y on the radiation hardening and
microstructure response of a V-4Cr-4Ti alloy has been conducted after 30 keV D ion …