High-entropy alloys for advanced nuclear applications

EJ Pickering, AW Carruthers, PJ Barron… - Entropy, 2021 - mdpi.com
The expanded compositional freedom afforded by high-entropy alloys (HEAs) represents a
unique opportunity for the design of alloys for advanced nuclear applications, in particular …

Additive manufacturing of tungsten, tungsten-based alloys, and tungsten matrix composites

SH Pan, GC Yao, YN Cui, FS Meng, C Luo, TQ Zheng… - Tungsten, 2023 - Springer
Tungsten (W) materials are gaining more and more attention due to the extended
applications of metallic systems in the extreme environments. Given W's unique …

Hierarchical microstructures enabled excellent low-temperature strength-ductility synergy in bulk pure tungsten

XF Xie, ZM Xie, R Liu, QF Fang, CS Liu, WZ Han, X Wu - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Refractory tungsten (W) is notoriously brittle at room temperature, which restricts its
workability and narrows the temperature range of critical applications. Here, we report a …

[HTML][HTML] Development and characterization of microstructural and mechanical properties of hybrid polystyrene composites filled with kaolin and expanded …

AG Adeniyi, SA Abdulkareem, EC Emenike… - Results in …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the microstructural and mechanical properties of hybrid composites
developed by the reinforcement of solvated polystyrene with expanded polyethylene powder …

Behavior of tungsten under irradiation and plasma interaction

M Rieth, R Doerner, A Hasegawa, Y Ueda… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2019 - Elsevier
In 1959 the Journal of Nuclear Materials (JNM) was founded and is now celebrating its
Diamond Anniversary year. The present paper is part of a series in which single JNM …

Progress, challenges and potentials/trends of tungsten-copper (WCu) composites/pseudo-alloys: Fabrication, regulation and application

Y Wang, L Zhuo, E Yin - International Journal of Refractory Metals and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tungsten‑copper (Wsingle bondCu) composites/pseudo alloys with excellent properties are
extremely desirable for applications as electrode materials, functional graded materials …

Multi-material additive-manufacturing of tungsten-copper alloy bimetallic structure with a stainless-steel interlayer and associated bonding mechanisms

C Wei, L Liu, Y Gu, Y Huang, Q Chen, Z Li, L Li - Additive Manufacturing, 2022 - Elsevier
Copper alloy–tungsten (CuA-W) material combination offers high-temperature damage
resistance and excellent plasma radiation resistance. At present, there is a lack of …

Powder metallurgy route to ultrafine‐grained refractory metals

L Zhang, X Li, X Qu, M Qin, Z Que, Z Wei… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrafine‐grained (UFG) refractory metals are promising materials for applications in
aerospace, microelectronics, nuclear energy, and many others under extreme environments …

Pure tungsten and oxide dispersion strengthened tungsten manufactured by selective laser melting: Microstructure and cracking mechanism

Z Hu, Y Zhao, K Guan, Z Wang, Z Ma - Additive Manufacturing, 2020 - Elsevier
The microstructure and cracking behavior of pure tungsten and micron-and nanosized Y 2 O
3 dispersion strengthened tungsten fabricated by selective laser melting are comparatively …

Selective laser melting additive manufacturing of pure tungsten: Role of volumetric energy density on densification, microstructure and mechanical properties

M Guo, D Gu, L Xi, H Zhang, J Zhang, J Yang… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to the intrinsic properties of tungsten, such as high melting point and high thermal
conductivity, selective laser melting of pure W parts experiences many challenges. In this …