The physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of tungsten are at the far limits of all
engineering materials. These unique properties, particularly ultra-high strength, density, and …

Nanoparticles are commonly used in various fields of applications such as electronics,
catalysis or engineering where they can be subjected to a certain amount of stress leading …

Twinning is a fundamental deformation mode that competes against dislocation slip in
crystalline solids. In metallic nanostructures, plastic deformation requires higher stresses …

We use a physically-based crystal plasticity model to predict the yield strength of body-
centered cubic (bcc) tungsten single crystals subjected to uniaxial loading. Our model …

Helium irradiation blistering in tungsten is of intense interest for plasma-facing materials
under fusion-relevant conditions. Previous studies have revealed that the surface blistering …

Tungsten is considered as the plasma-facing material in the nuclear fusion device, which
has to withstand coupled irradiation, mechanical and thermal conditions. To guarantee the …

Crystal strength and plastic flow are controlled by the motion and interaction of dislocations,
the line defects carrying atomic shear increments. Whereas, in most crystals, deformation …

High angular resolution electron backscatter diffraction (HR-EBSD) was coupled with
focused ion beam (FIB) slicing to characterize the shape of the plastic zone in terms of …

This paper attempts to elucidate fundamental mechanisms of the brittle-to-ductile transition
(BDT) in textured, pre-deformed, polycrystalline body-centred cubic metals. For this purpose …

Tungsten plays a significant role in the nuclear industry, in which defects are generated
upon exposure to irradiation. Irradiation-induced defects, such as dislocation loops and …