Recent progress in experimental investigation of neutron irradiation response of tungsten

X Hu - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to facilitate its application as plasma facing material, neutron irradiation response of
tungsten (W) has been extensively studied by employing fission reactors. In this article, the …

Experimental techniques for investigating thermal transport in nuclear materials

Y Wang, Y Zhang, Q Zhang, F Zhu… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The unique combination of large energy density and extreme environment inside a nuclear
reactor imposes strict requirements on the thermal transport property of nuclear materials …

Microstructural analysis of W irradiated at different temperatures

M Klimenkov, M Dürrschnabel, U Jäntsch, P Lied… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pure W was neutron irradiated at 600° C, 900° C, 1000° C, 1100° C, and 1200° C with a
dose of∼ 1 dpa, and its microstructure was subsequently analyzed using transmission …

Neutron irradiation-enhanced grain growth in tungsten and tungsten alloys

H Gietl, T Koyanagi, X Hu, M Fukuda… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
To understand the microstructural stability of candidate plasma-facing materials under fusion-
relevant environments, neutron irradiation of W and W-3% Re alloys with and without K and …

Cracking behavior and microstructural, mechanical and thermal characteristics of tungsten–rhenium binary alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion

T Yamamoto, M Hara, Y Hatano - … Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the cracking behavior and microstructural, mechanical and thermal
characteristics of tungsten–rhenium (W–Re) binary alloys fabricated by laser powder bed …

Degradation of electrical resistivity of tungsten following shielded neutron irradiation

JR Echols, LM Garrison, N Reid, CM Parish… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
A major challenge for heat transfer in nuclear materials is to ensure thermal mobility after
high amounts of neutron irradiation. Tungsten is widely selected as a heat transfer material …

Effect of rhenium addition on deuterium retention in neutron-irradiated tungsten

Y Nobuta, T Toyama, A Matsumoto, M Shimada… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effects of rhenium (Re) addition on deuterium (D) retention in neutron-irradiated
tungsten (W) were investigated. Pure W and W-5Re (5 at.%) alloy samples were irradiated …

Preparation and properties of tungsten-rhenium alloys resistant to ultra-high temperatures

Z Que, X Li, L Zhang, E Mei, C Guo, H Sun, J Liu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tungsten‑rhenium (Wsingle bondRe) alloys are extensively used in medical devices,
electronics, industrial equipment, aerospace, and nuclear energy sectors due to their low …

On the microstructure evolution in tungsten ITER monoblocks: A computational study

N Castin, S Van den Kerkhof, G Bonny… - Computational Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
We perform a combined study, coupling three computational methods, to assess the impact
of neutron irradiation and temperature transients on the integrity of tungsten monoblocks in …

Microstructural evolution and transmutation in tungsten under ion and neutron irradiation

MJ Lloyd, J Haley, B Jim, R Abernethy, MR Gilbert… - Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to compare the effects of neutron and self-ion irradiation on the mechanical
properties and microstructural evolution in W. Neutron irradiation at the HFR reactor to 1.67 …