Progress in corrosion resistant materials for supercritical water reactors
Supercritical water reactors (SCWRs) are a kind of high-temperature, high-pressure water-
cooled reactors that operate above the thermodynamic critical point of water (374° C, 22.1 …
cooled reactors that operate above the thermodynamic critical point of water (374° C, 22.1 …
Mechanistic materials modeling for nuclear fuel performance
Fuel performance codes are critical tools for the design, certification, and safety analysis of
nuclear reactors. However, their ability to predict fuel behavior under abnormal conditions is …
nuclear reactors. However, their ability to predict fuel behavior under abnormal conditions is …
Effects of Laves phase particles on recovery and recrystallization behaviors of Nb-containing FeCrAl alloys
The microstructures and mechanical properties of deformed and annealed Nb-containing
FeCrAl alloys were investigated. Fine dispersion of Fe 2 Nb-type Laves phase particles was …
FeCrAl alloys were investigated. Fine dispersion of Fe 2 Nb-type Laves phase particles was …
A study of microstructure-driven strain localizations in two-phase polycrystalline HCP/BCC composites using a multi-scale model
In this work, we present a 3D microstructure-based, full-field crystal plasticity finite element
(CPFE) model using a thermally activated dislocation-density based constitutive description …
(CPFE) model using a thermally activated dislocation-density based constitutive description …
A dislocation density based crystal plasticity finite element model: Application to a two-phase polycrystalline HCP/BCC composites
We present a multiscale model for anisotropic, elasto-plastic, rate-and temperature-sensitive
deformation of polycrystalline aggregates to large plastic strains. The model accounts for a …
deformation of polycrystalline aggregates to large plastic strains. The model accounts for a …
Microstructural control of FeCrAl alloys using Mo and Nb additions
The effects of Mo and Nb additions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of two
FeCrAl alloys were studied. Fine and uniform recrystallized grain structures (~ 20–30 μm) …
FeCrAl alloys were studied. Fine and uniform recrystallized grain structures (~ 20–30 μm) …
High-temperature oxidation and hydrothermal corrosion of textured Cr2AlC-based coatings on zirconium alloy fuel cladding
C Tang, M Große, S Ulrich, M Klimenkov… - Surface and Coatings …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alumina-forming MAX phase coatings reveal great potential for accident tolerant fuel (ATF)
cladding applications due to their favorable physical and mechanical properties and …
cladding applications due to their favorable physical and mechanical properties and …
Engineering the hydrogen storage properties of the perovskite hydride ZrNiH3 by uniaxial/biaxial strain
In the present work, the bonding length, electronic structure, stability, and dehydrogenation
properties of the Perovskite-type ZrNiH 3 hydride, under different uniaxial/biaxial strains are …
properties of the Perovskite-type ZrNiH 3 hydride, under different uniaxial/biaxial strains are …
Incorporation of twinning into a crystal plasticity finite element model: Evolution of lattice strains and texture in Zircaloy-2
A crystal plasticity finite element code is developed to model lattice strains and texture
evolution of HCP crystals. The code is implemented to model elastic and plastic deformation …
evolution of HCP crystals. The code is implemented to model elastic and plastic deformation …
Polycrystalline simulations of in-reactor deformation of recrystallized Zircaloy-4 tubes: Fast Fourier Transform computations and mean-field self-consistent model
F Onimus, L Gelebart, R Brenner - International Journal of Plasticity, 2022 - Elsevier
Fuel cladding and structural components made of zirconium alloys, used in light and heavy
water nuclear reactors, exhibit, during normal operation, significant in-reactor deformation …
water nuclear reactors, exhibit, during normal operation, significant in-reactor deformation …