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 …

Stretchable Electrodes Based on Over‐Layered Liquid Metal Networks

S Han, K Kim, SY Lee, S Moon, JY Lee - Advanced Materials, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Liquid metals are attractive materials for stretchable electronics owing to their high electrical
conductivity and near‐zero Young's modulus. However, the high surface tension of liquid …

Effects of Al-Si coating structures on bendability and resistance to hydrogen embrittlement in 1.5-GPa-grade hot-press-forming steel

J Yoo, S Kim, MC Jo, S Kim, J Oh, SH Kim, S Lee… - Acta Materialia, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Hot-press-forming (HPF) steels have attracted great attention as automotive
reinforcement parts, but are exposed to the potential risk of hydrogen embrittlement (HE) …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Segregation-induced grain-boundary precipitation during early stages of liquid-metal embrittlement of an advanced high-strength steel

Y Ikeda, HC Ni, A Chakraborty, H Ghassemi-Armaki… - Acta Materialia, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Liquid-metal embrittlement (LME) of galvanized (Zn-coated) advanced high-strength steels
is a long-known problem in materials science. Here we reveal the initial microstructural …

A review on the laser welding of coated 22MnB5 press-hardened steel and its impact on the production of tailor-welded blanks

MS Khan, MH Razmpoosh, E Biro… - Science and technology …, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
The current demand for vehicles with high fuel efficiency, improved safety and enhanced
crashworthiness qualities is being met by making use of high strength components with …

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 …