[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in protective coatings for accident tolerant Zr-based fuel claddings

E Kashkarov, B Afornu, D Sidelev, M Krinitcyn… - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Zirconium-based alloys have served the nuclear industry for several decades due to their
acceptable properties for nuclear cores of light water reactors (LWRs). However, severe …

[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing of FeCrAl alloys for nuclear applications-A focused review

S Palaniappan, SS Joshi, S Sharma… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2024 - Elsevier
FeCrAl alloys exhibit outstanding high-temperature oxidation resistance and impressive
mechanical strength, rendering them as forefront materials with broad applicability across …

Enhancing strength and irradiation tolerance of Mg alloy via co-addition of Mn and Ca elements

W Zhang, Z Shen, H Pan, T Wang, T Fu, D **e… - Journal of Materials …, 2025 - Elsevier
The Mg alloys with combination of high strength and excellent irradiation resistance are
currently required for research reactors. In this work, the novel Mg-3Mn-0.5 Ca alloy with a …

Mechanical and chemical properties of PVD and cold spray Cr-coatings on Zircaloy-4

RV Umretiya, B Elward, D Lee, M Anderson… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Elsevier
Accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) cladding materials aim to improve fuel reliability and safety
during accident scenarios in water-cooled reactors. These ATF cladding should also perform …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of Au-ions irradiation on microstructure and mechanical properties of FeCrAl coating

W Zhang, J Deng, H Yin, Y Zhao, X Qiu, M Zhou… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Six kinds of FeCrAl coatings with different Cr and Al contents were irradiated by 6 MeV Au-
ions with a damage level of 20 dpa. The results showed that the surface roughness and …

Improved irradiation resistance of accident-tolerant high-strength FeCrAl alloys with heterogeneous structures

KS Mao, CP Massey, Y Yamamoto, KA Unocic… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Post–neutron irradiation examination is performed on advanced accident-tolerant fuel (ATF)
cladding iron-chromium-aluminum (FeCrAl) alloys with∼ 10–13at.% Cr,∼ 10–12 at.% Al,∼ …

[KIRJA][B] Accident-tolerant materials for light water reactor fuels

RB Rebak - 2020 - books.google.com
Accident Tolerant Materials for Light Water Reactor Fuels provides a description of what an
accident tolerant fuel is and the benefits and detriments of each concept. The book begins …

An in situ study on the effect of grain boundaries on helium bubble formation in dual beam irradiated FeCrAl alloy

T Sun, T Niu, Z Shang, WY Chen, M Li, H Wang… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
FeCrAl alloy is one of the promising cladding materials in the advanced nuclear reactors.
Here we compare the irradiation response of the nanolaminate (NL) and coarse-grained …

Effect of niobium content on irradiation microstructure and hardening in FeCrAl-based alloys

X Zhou, H Wang, L Guo, Y Chen, F Li, Y Long… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Iron-chromium-aluminum (FeCrAl) alloys with different content of niobium (Nb)—0,
0.4 wt%, 0.8 wt%, and 1.2 wt%—were designed and prepared. All samples were then …

FeCrAl fuel/clad chemical interaction in light water reactor environments

HJ Qu, M Higgins, H Abouelella, F Cappia… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article investigates the fuel-cladding chemical interaction (FCCI) behavior of two
commercial FeCrAl alloys, APMT composition (Fe-21Cr-5Al-3Mo wt.%) and C35M (Fe-13Cr …