Materials for future nuclear energy systems

GS Was, D Petti, S Ukai, S Zinkle - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Materials for future nuclear energy systems must operate under more extreme conditions
than those in current Gen II or Gen III systems. These conditions include higher temperature …

[HTML][HTML] How irradiation promotes intergranular stress corrosion crack initiation

GS Was, CB Bahn, J Busby, B Cui, D Farkas… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Irradiation assisted stress corrosion cracking (IASCC) is a form of intergranular stress
corrosion cracking that occurs in irradiated austenitic alloys. It requires an irradiated …

Irradiation damage in (Zr0. 25Ta0. 25Nb0. 25Ti0. 25) C high-entropy carbide ceramics

F Wang, X Yan, T Wang, Y Wu, L Shao, M Nastasi, Y Lu… - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
This research revealed the mechanisms of irradiation damage in the novel high entropy
ceramic materials.(Zr 0.25 Ta 0.25 Nb 0.25 Ti 0.25) C high-entropy carbide ceramics …

Microstructural stability and mechanical behavior of FeNiMnCr high entropy alloy under ion irradiation

NAPK Kumar, C Li, KJ Leonard, H Bei, SJ Zinkle - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent years, high entropy alloys (HEAs) have attracted significant attention due to their
excellent mechanical properties and good corrosion resistance, making them potential …

Advanced oxidation-resistant iron-based alloys for LWR fuel cladding

KA Terrani, SJ Zinkle, LL Snead - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
Application of advanced oxidation-resistant iron alloys as light water reactor fuel cladding is
proposed. The motivations are based on specific limitations associated with zirconium …

Probing grain boundary sink strength at the nanoscale: Energetics and length scales of vacancy and interstitial absorption by grain boundaries in -Fe

MA Tschopp, KN Solanki, F Gao, X Sun… - Physical Review B …, 2012 - APS
The energetics and length scales associated with the interaction between point defects
(vacancies and self-interstitial atoms) and grain boundaries in bcc Fe was explored …

[PDF][PDF] 1.03-Radiation-Induced effects on microstructure

SJ Zinkle - Comprehensive nuclear materials, 2012 - researchgate.net
Irradiation of materials with particles that are sufficiently energetic to create atomic
displacements can induce significant microstructural alteration, ranging from crystalline-to …

Radiation damage and irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking of additively manufactured 316L stainless steels

M Song, M Wang, X Lou, RB Rebak, GS Was - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
The irradiation-induced microstructure and irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking
(IASCC) behavior of additively manufactured (AM) 316L stainless steels produced by laser …

Emulation of neutron irradiation effects with protons: validation of principle

GS Was, JT Busby, T Allen, EA Kenik, A Jensson… - Journal of nuclear …, 2002 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of the irradiation, characterization and irradiation assisted
stress corrosion cracking (IASCC) behavior of proton-and neutron-irradiated samples of …

Dislocation channel broadening–A new mechanism to improve irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking resistance of additively manufactured 316 L stainless …

J Yang, L Hawkins, Z Shang, EA McDermott, BK Tsai… - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Additively manufactured (AM) 316 L stainless steel (SS) after hot isostatic pressing (HIP)
was found to exhibit superior resistance to irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking …