[HTML][HTML] A Brief Review of the Impact of Neutron Irradiation Damage in Tungsten and Its Alloys

A Wazeer, T McElroy, BT Stegman, A Shang, Y Zhang… - Metals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Neutron irradiation poses a substantial challenge in the development and application of
tungsten (W) and its alloys, predominantly in the framework of nuclear fusion and fission …

In-situ TEM analysis on early-stage evolution of dislocation loops in 30 keV H2+ irradiated W

X Liu, Y Li, G Ran, Y Ding, X Huang - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2022 - Elsevier
The evolution and dynamic behaviors of dislocation loops in tungsten (W) under 30 keV H
2+ irradiation have been studied through in-situ TEM observation. The study covered a dose …

Positron annihilation spectroscopy investigation of defects in neutron irradiated tungsten materials

V Chatzikos, K Mergia, G Bonny, D Terentyev… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The identification of defects in neutron damaged materials is essential for elucidating the
correlation between the microstructure and the properties of a material. Positron annihilation …

[HTML][HTML] Post neutron irradiation annealing and defect evolution in single crystal tungsten

D Papadakis, K Mergia, E Manios, V Chatzikos… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Single crystal W is offered for Physics understanding of irradiation induced defects and their
annealing as its structure is well defined and it is almost defect free. W (1 0 0) single crystal …

The competing effects of temperature and neutron irradiation on the microstructure and mechanical properties of ITER grade tungsten

D Papadakis, S Dellis, K Mergia, V Chatzikos… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the current work, ITER grade W irradiated at 1200 o C to a dose of 0.18 dpa has been
investigated by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Positron Annihilation …

Defect evolution of neutron irradiated ITER grade tungsten after annealing

D Papadakis, K Mergia, E Manios, V Chatzikos… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The microstructural evolution of neutron irradiated tungsten (W) after annealing and its
correlation with the corresponding mechanical properties provides valuable insight on the …

Microstructural evolution in tungsten binary alloys under proton and self-ion irradiations at 800° C

T Miyazawa, Y Kikuchi, M Ando, JH Yu… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examined the effects of alloying elements such as Re and Ta on the
microstructural evolution of recrystallized W under proton (1 MeV H+) and self-ion (18 MeV …

On the equivalence of irradiation conditions on present and future facilities for fusion materials research and qualification: A computational study

N Castin, D Terentyev, A Bakaev, A Stankovskiy… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
We performed a computational study to assess the suitability and equivalence of the
irradiation conditions on several test irradiation facilities (either currently operating or …

Neutron irradiation effects in different tungsten microstructures

D Papadakis, S Dellis, V Chatzikos, E Manios… - Physica …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work the correlation of the neutron radiation damage and tungsten (W) microstructure
is investigated. Further, the modification of the structure as a result of the neutron irradiation …

Hardening mechanisms of “cold” rolled tungsten after neutron irradiation: indentation and finite elements modelling

S Dellis, X Xiao, D Terentyev, E Manios… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The mechanical properties of “cold” rolled tungsten sheet after neutron irradiation at high
temperature are investigated by instrumented indentation and crystal plasticity finite element …