Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) causes sudden, costly failures of metal components across a
wide range of industries. Yet, despite over a century of research, the physical mechanisms of …

Ultrasonic surface rolling process (USRP) is a novel surface modification technique based
on surface severe plastic deformation (SSPD). The present study aims to investigate the …

Calibrating and verifying crystal plasticity material models is a significant challenge,
particularly for materials with a number of potential slip and twin systems. Here we use …

The deformation behaviour of coarse-grained α-uranium is studied using crystal plasticity
finite element simulations. The constitutive model includes 8 slip and 2 twin systems, based …

The effect of microstructure on the internal hydriding behavior of both cast (1 mm grain size)
and rolled (25 μm grain size) uranium containing hydrogen concentrations between 0 and …

Using a compact hand-held laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) instrument,
studies were conducted on specimens of uranium charged with controlled hydrogen …

Texture evolution during annealing of a U-10wt% Zr alloy hot extruded in the (α+ δ) region
was studied by in situ neutron diffraction. The extruded alloy had a lamellar (α+ δ) …

It has been found that the plasticity is significantly affected by the hydrogen interstitials in
metallic materials. However, the underlying physics responsible for the dislocation/hydrogen …

The microstructure and tensile properties of an aged U-5.5 wt-% Nb alloy have been
experimentally investigated with the aim of obtaining the influence of strain rates on fracture …

Depleted Uranium (DU) is one of the strongest candidates as a getter material of hydrogen
isotopes in the nuclear fusion reactor. In this work, small DU lump specimen with 99.8 …