Atom probe tomography

B Gault, A Chiaramonti, O Cojocaru-Mirédin… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Atom probe tomography (APT) provides three-dimensional compositional mapping with sub-
nanometre resolution. The sensitivity of APT is in the range of parts per million for all …

Accident tolerant fuel cladding development: Promise, status, and challenges

KA Terrani - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
The motivation for transitioning away from zirconium-based fuel cladding in light water
reactors to significantly more oxidation-resistant materials, thereby enhancing safety …

[HTML][HTML] Phase-field simulation of nano-α′ precipitates under irradiation and dislocations

W Yang, X Jiang, X Tian, H Hou, Y Zhao - Journal of Materials Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
This is the first investigation on the micromorphology and kinetics evolution of Cr-rich α′
precipitates under Cr composition, irradiation and dislocation with the three-dimensional …

Radiation tolerance of neutron-irradiated model Fe–Cr–Al alloys

KG Field, X Hu, KC Littrell, Y Yamamoto… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Fe–Cr–Al alloy system has the potential to form an important class of enhanced
accident-tolerant cladding materials in the nuclear power industry owing to the alloy …

Development of next generation tempered and ODS reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steels for fusion energy applications

SJ Zinkle, JL Boutard, DT Hoelzer, A Kimura… - Nuclear …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steels are currently the most technologically mature
option for the structural material of proposed fusion energy reactors. Advanced next …

Recent progress in developing and qualifying nanostructured ferritic alloys for advanced fission and fusion applications

GR Odette - Jom, 2014 - Springer
This article summarizes the recent progress on developing a class of potentially
transformational structural materials called nanostructured ferritic alloys, which are leading …

[HTML][HTML] Sequential nucleation of phases in a 17-4PH steel: Microstructural characterisation and mechanical properties

G Yeli, MA Auger, K Wilford, GDW Smith, PAJ Bagot… - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
A major concern for 17-4PH steels operating at elevated temperatures is embrittlement due
to Fe-rich (α) and Cr-enriched (α′) phase separation, along with precipitation of other …

A combined APT and SANS investigation of α′ phase precipitation in neutron-irradiated model FeCrAl alloys

SA Briggs, PD Edmondson, KC Littrell, Y Yamamoto… - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
FeCrAl alloys are currently under consideration for accident-tolerant fuel cladding
applications in light water reactors owing to their superior high-temperature oxidation and …

Irradiation-enhanced α′ precipitation in model FeCrAl alloys

PD Edmondson, SA Briggs, Y Yamamoto, RH Howard… - Scripta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Model FeCrAl alloys with varying compositions (Fe (10–18) Cr (10–6) Al at.%) have
been neutron irradiated at~ 320 to damage levels of~ 7 displacements per atom (dpa) to …

Large hardening response mediated by room-temperature dynamic solute clustering behavior in a dilute Mg-Zn-Ca-Sn-Mn alloy

ZM Hua, C Wang, TS Wang, C Du, SB Jin, G Sha… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Regulating the solute atoms to form dense nano-sized precipitates is an essential strategy to
enhance the strength of Mg alloys, wherein the maximum strength improvement is usually …