Liquid metals based on gallium alloy are of potential use in the development of soft and
stretchable electronics due to their intrinsic fluidity and high conductivity. However, it is …

Thin lithium (Li) metal foils have been proved to be indispensable yet elusive for practical
high-energy-density lithium batteries. Currently, the realization of such thin foils (< 50 μm) is …

In this chapter, the effects of neutron irradiation on zirconium alloys are described. Irradiation
effects on the microstructure are first discussed, describing damage creation, point-defect …

Radiation-induced hardening (RIH) is an important indicator for understanding the radiation-
induced embrittlement and for new materials' selection for the core components in various …

By combining atom probe tomography (APT) with transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
we have attempted to identify the stage at which solute clusters transform into compounds …

Precipitation hardening is one of the most important strengthening mechanisms in metallic
materials, and thus, controlling precipitation is often critical in optimizing mechanical …

Tungsten alloys are typical tungsten-based composites that consists of tungsten particles
and a matrix phase, and they have been widely used in national defense and military …

Zr-ion irradiation was performed on pure Zr, Zr-2.5 Nb, and Zr-5Nb to a dose of 0.5 or 5 dpa
at 573 K. The irradiation induced defects, alloying element redistribution, precipitation, and …

In this study, the microstructural changes induced by do** of Nb in Zr were investigated by
the combined utilization of electron backscatter diffraction and electron transmission …

Abstract Effects of Ti concentration on microstructure and mechanical properties of high-
purity V-4Cr-xTi alloys have been studied by means of scanning electron microscopy …