Nanomaterials by severe plastic deformation: review of historical developments and recent advances

K Edalati, A Bachmaier, VA Beloshenko… - Materials Research …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Severe plastic deformation (SPD) is effective in producing bulk ultrafine-grained and
nanostructured materials with large densities of lattice defects. This field, also known as …

Radiation damage in nanostructured materials

X Zhang, K Hattar, Y Chen, L Shao, J Li, C Sun… - Progress in Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
Materials subjected to high dose irradiation by energetic particles often experience severe
damage in the form of drastic increase of defect density, and significant degradation of their …

Gradient nanostructured steel with superior tensile plasticity

Z Shang, T Sun, J Ding, NA Richter, NM Heckman… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Nanostructured metallic materials with abundant high-angle grain boundaries exhibit high
strength and good radiation resistance. While the nanoscale grains induce high strength …

Direct observation of defect range and evolution in ion-irradiated single crystalline Ni and Ni binary alloys

C Lu, K **, LK Béland, F Zhang, T Yang, L Qiao… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Energetic ions have been widely used to evaluate the irradiation tolerance of structural
materials for nuclear power applications and to modify material properties. It is important to …

Enhanced irradiation tolerance of a medium entropy alloy via precipitation and dissolution of nanoprecipitates

J Han, Y Zhang, Z Sun, Y Zhang, Y Zhao, L Sun… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
High/medium entropy alloys (HEAs/MEAs) are good candidates for nuclear applications due
to the excellent mechanical properties, good corrosion resistance and radiation resistance …

Phase transformation behavior and microstructural control of high-Cr martensitic/ferritic heat-resistant steels for power and nuclear plants: a review

X Zhou, C Liu, L Yu, Y Liu, H Li - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2015 - Elsevier
The martensitic/ferritic steels have been used as boiler and turbine materials in power
plants, and also been selected as potential materials for structural materials in nuclear …

Superior radiation-resistant nanoengineered austenitic 304L stainless steel for applications in extreme radiation environments

C Sun, S Zheng, CC Wei, Y Wu, L Shao, Y Yang… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Nuclear energy provides more than 10% of electrical power internationally and the
increasing engagement of nuclear energy is essential to meet the rapid worldwide increase …

Characterization of precipitation in gradient Inconel 718 superalloy

J Ding, S Xue, Z Shang, J Li, Y Zhang, R Su… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Inconel 718 (IN718) superalloy is a well-established material for the application of
aircraft engine and power generator due to its excellent performance at high temperatures …

Mechanical behavior of structurally gradient nickel alloy

J Ding, Q Li, J Li, S Xue, Z Fan, H Wang, X Zhang - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Certain structurally gradient metallic materials have shown a combination of high strength
and work hardening capability. The fundamental mechanisms behind such a unique …

Grain refinement and improved mechanical properties of EUROFER97 by thermo-mechanical treatments

G Stornelli, A Di Schino, S Mancini, R Montanari… - Applied sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
EUROFER97 steel plates for nuclear fusion applications are usually manufactured by hot
rolling and subsequent heat treatments:(1) austenitization at 980° C for 30 min,(2) rapid …