Sintered tungsten heavy alloys: Review of microstructure, strength, densification, and distortion

RM German - International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tungsten heavy alloys are fabricated using liquid phase sintering to form inertial, electrical,
radiation, or structural components. The compositions, initially developed a century ago, are …

Characterization of ductile phase toughening mechanisms in a hot-rolled tungsten heavy alloy

JV Haag IV, DJ Edwards, CH Henager Jr, W Setyawan… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Tungsten heavy alloys (WHAs) are a type of ductile phase toughened alloy that are
becoming increasingly interesting as an alternative to polycrystalline tungsten for fusion …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructures, mechanical properties and formation mechanisms of tungsten heavy alloy brazed joints using Cu-Ti-Ni-Zr amorphous filler

Y Xu, X Qiu, S Wang, C Wu, J Su, F Xing - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Vacuum brazing of tungsten heavy alloys (WHAs) was conducted with a design of Cu-Ti-Ni-
Zr amorphous filler. The effects of key brazing parameters (brazing temperature T, holding …

The effect of hot rolling on the strength and fracture toughness of 90W–7Ni3Fe tungsten heavy metal alloys

ME Alam, J Wang, CH Henager Jr, W Setyawan… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to their balance of strength, ductility and toughness, liquid-phase sintered tungsten
heavy metal alloys (WHAs) are considered to be an attractive alternative to monolithic …

The comparative strength and fracture toughness properties of commercial 95W-3.5 Ni1. 5Fe and 95W-3.5 Ni1. 5Cu tungsten heavy alloys

ME Alam, GR Odette - Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the sharp surface cracks resulting from high and cyclic thermal loads, fracture
toughness is a crucial property for fusion divertor materials. Tungsten heavy alloys (WHA) …

Investigation of interfacial strength in nacre-mimicking tungsten heavy alloys for nuclear fusion applications

JV Haag IV, J Wang, K Kruska, MJ Olszta… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Tungsten heavy alloys have been proposed as plasma facing material components in
nuclear fusion reactors and require experimental investigation in their confirmation. For this …

Strain hardening rate and strain rate sensitivity behavior of bcc/fcc-dual-phase tungsten heavy alloy

J Sun, L Zhang, Y Huang, B Chen, J Zhou, W Liu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 90W-7Ni-3Fe alloy is a heterogeneous biphasic alloy, and it is essential to
investigate the impact of the biphasic microstructure on key mechanical properties at varying …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancement of mechanical properties of tungsten alloy via disordered microstructure and solid solution strengthening

R Mao, D Xiang - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Poor mechanical properties and large tungsten grains prevent the reported W-Ni 3 Al alloy
from being used as a kinetic energy penetrator (KEP). Based on our previous flaky Ni 3 Al …

[HTML][HTML] On the effect of high-temperature annealing on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a hot-rolled 90W7Ni3Fe tungsten heavy alloy

ME Alam, JV Haag IV, W Setyawan… - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
We previously reported on commercial 90W7Ni3Fe (90W, wt.%) tungsten heavy alloy (WHA)
plates, which were hot-rolled (HR) at 900° C to thickness reductions of 62%, 74% and …

Microstructure and properties of intermetallic compounds of W/Ni/Ta diffusion couple

Y Wang, Y Huang, W Liu, Y Zhang, J Liu, W Liu, Y Ma - Intermetallics, 2022 - Elsevier
The addition of tantalum (Ta) to W–Ni–Fe alloys is a new direction to improve the
performance of tungsten (W) alloys. However, the diffusion-reaction between Ni and Ta …