Environmental degradation of structural materials in liquid lead-and lead-bismuth eutectic-cooled reactors

X Gong, MP Short, T Auger… - Progress in materials …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Liquid lead (Pb)-and lead–bismuth eutectic (LBE)-cooled fast neutron reactors (Gen-IV
LFRs) are one of the most technologically mature fission reactor technologies, due to their …

Pathway to understand liquid metal embrittlement (LME) in Fe-Zn couple: From fundamentals toward application

MH Razmpoosh, C DiGiovanni, YN Zhou… - Progress in Materials …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) has been reported in many structural materials including
steel, aluminum, brass, and nickel during hot-working processes eg welding, hot …

A review of the processing, microstructure and property relationships in medium Mn steels

TWJ Kwok, D Dye - International Materials Reviews, 2023‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Medium Mn steels are an emerging class of 3rd generation advanced high-strength steels.
These steels have received significant attention due to their high strengths, large ductilities …

Influence of the starting microstructure of an advanced high strength steel on the characteristics of Zn-Assisted liquid metal embrittlement

D Bhattacharya, L Cho, E Van Der Aa, A Pichler… - Materials Science and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
High temperature tension tests were performed to investigate the influence of variations in
the starting microstructure on zinc (Zn)-assisted liquid metal embrittlement (LME) …

Atomic-scale investigation of liquid-metal-embrittlement crack-path: revealing mechanism and role of grain boundary chemistry

MH Razmpoosh, B Langelier, E Marzbanrad, HS Zurob… - Acta Materialia, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Although a high population of grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials improves
structural strength, it increases risk of grain boundary-based degradations such as liquid …

The effect of silicon content on liquid-metal-embrittlement susceptibility in resistance spot welding of galvanized dual-phase steel

AG Kalashami, C DiGiovanni, MH Razmpoosh… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) can have a significant effect on the mechanical properties
of resistance spot welding (RSW) advanced high strength steels (AHSS). An understanding …

Liquid metal embrittlement transport mechanism in the Fe/Zn system: Stress-assisted diffusion

C DiGiovanni, AG Kalashami, E Biro, NY Zhou - Materialia, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials are a critical feature for structural applications
but also create the risk of intergranular embrittlement phenomena, such as liquid metal …

[HTML][HTML] Towards an explanation of liquid metal embrittlement cracking in resistance spot welding of dissimilar steels

Z Ling, M Wang, L Kong, K Chen - Materials & Design, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Automotive advanced high-strength steels and ultra-high-strength steels, such as Q&P980
steel with a Zn coating, are prone to liquid metal embrittlement (LME) surface cracking …

[HTML][HTML] Early stages of liquid-metal embrittlement in an advanced high-strength steel

Y Ikeda, R Yuan, A Chakraborty… - Materials Today …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Grain-boundary degradation via liquid-metal embrittlement (LME) is a prominent and long-
standing failure process in next generation advanced high-strength steels. Here we reveal …

Microstructural evolution of liquid metal embrittlement in resistance-spot-welded galvanized TWinning-Induced Plasticity (TWIP) steel sheets

H Lee, MC Jo, SS Sohn, SH Kim, T Song, SK Kim… - Materials …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The weldability is one of the key factors governing applications of TWinning-Induced
Plasticity (TWIP) steels to automotive industries demanding high economy, environmental …