Revealing the temperature-dependent hardening mechanisms of non-uniformly distributed defects for ion-irradiated metals: Experiments and modeling

L **a, Y Chen, J Huang, Y Wang, C Wang, J Xue… - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, an integrated approach including experimental examinations and theoretical
modeling was employed to examine the temperature-dependent hardening of structural …

Effects of primary α grains on rolling reductions and deformation modes in Zr alloys: Experiments and modeling

Y Cao, D Chen, L **a, P Feng, S Wang, W Qin - Mechanics of Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Microstructure and texture evolution of β-quenched Zr-xNb-0.4 Mo (x= 0, 0.4, 0.6 and 1.0
wt%) alloys during the cold rolling process were systematically investigated. The Zr-xNb-0.4 …

The mechanism for the self-accommodation microstructure of α variants during phase transformation of the Zr–2.5 Nb alloy

G Song, C Zhang, Y **n, X Huang, P Wu, J Zhou… - Journal of Materials …, 2025 - Elsevier
Although variant selection during the phase transformation of zirconium (Zr) alloys has been
studied extensively, studies on the formation mechanism of microstructural characteristics …

Effect of Fe addition and ion irradiation on surface hardness in zirconium alloys: Experiments and modeling

L **a, Y Cao, K Liu, D Chen, C Jiang - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Exploring the effect of Fe addition and ion irradiation on surface hardness in Zr alloys not
only elucidates the strengthening mechanisms of individual alloying elements but also …