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 …

Nanomaterials synthesis methods

M Tulinski, M Jurczyk - Metrology and standardization of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
There are various widely known methods for producing nanomaterials: physical, chemical,
and mechanical. There are also different definitions concerning manufacturing and …

Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of 316L stainless steel using multiaxial forging

SK Rajput, J Kumar, Y Mehta, T Soota… - Advances in Materials …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In order to investigate the effect of multi-axial forging on microstructural evolution and
mechanical properties, warm multi-axial forging (MAF) on stainless steel 316L is performed …

Mechanical properties and microstructural evolution in Al 2014 alloy processed through multidirectional cryoforging

A Joshi, N Kumar, KK Yogesha, R Jayaganthan… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - Springer
Mechanical properties and microstructure evolution of Al 2014 alloy subjected to cryoforging
(MDF) to a cumulative strain of 1.2, 1.8, and 2.4 were investigated in the present work. The …

On the strength-hardness relationships in a Zr-Nb alloy plate with bimodal basal texture microstructure

H Yang, S Kano, J Shen, J McGrady, Z Zhao… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, the mechanical properties in a Zr-Nb alloy plate with bimodal basal texture
microstructure have been evaluated by tensile, Vickers hardness and nano-indentation …

Characterization of mechanical and corrosion properties of cryorolled Al 1100 alloy: Effect of annealing and solution treatment

SA Zakaria, AS Anasyida, H Zuhailawati… - … of Nonferrous Metals …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Effect of annealing and solution treatment prior to cryorolling on the formation of
initial structure influencing microstructure formation from nano to micron scale and resultant …

Excellent adhesion of protective α-Al2O3 layer formed on ODS FeCrAl alloys

Y Kitamura, M Kondo, N Oono-Hori… - Surface and Coatings …, 2023 - Elsevier
The growth of α-Al 2 O 3 layer on ODS FeCrAl alloys NF12 (Fe-12Cr-6Al-0.5 Ti-0.4 Y-0.4 Zr-
0.25 Ex. O) and SP10 (Fe-15Cr-7Al-0.5 Ti-0.4 Y-0.4 Zr-0.24 Ex. O) was investigated by …

Effect of surface characteristics and environmental aging on wetting of Cr-coated Zircaloy-4 accident tolerant fuel cladding material

RV Umretiya, S Vargas, D Galeano… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the goal of increasing the performance and safety of existing nuclear power plants, the
research and development of Accident Tolerant Fuels (ATFs) are of high priority within the …

Effect of swaging feed rate and annealing phenomena on tensile, fracture toughness and microstructural evolution of Zr-4 alloy

G Singh, R Verma, KIV Narayanan, UK Arora… - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Zirconium alloys are primarily used in nuclear applications as a cladding material due to its
low neutron absorption, excellent mechanical strength, ductility, oxidation, and corrosion …

Al 6082 alloy strengthening through low strain multi-axial forging

N Kumar, GM Owolabi, R Jayaganthan - Materials Characterization, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, room temperature forging (RTF, 25° C) and warm forging (WF, 200° C) of Al-
Mg-Si alloy were performed, for strengthening the 6082 Al alloy at low applied strain. Overall …