Tungsten has been proposed for use in the divertor of future fusion devices. In this
environment, it will be exposed to high heat fluxes, neutron damage and hydrogen and …

Ion irradiation offers a promising strategy to emulate the irradiation damage induced by
energetic neutrons. However, the characterization of the mechanical properties of ion …

Small-scale mechanical testing on irradiated materials is gaining popularity in the nuclear
materials community due to the fact that mechanical property changes can be evaluated …

A large campaign of characterization of the ductile to brittle transition temperature (DBTT)
and microstructure has been performed on several commercial and lab-scale pure tungsten …

The evaluation of the fracture toughness of tungsten is required for the design of plasma-
facing components in order to ensure safe and durable operation in ITER reactor, being …

Tungsten is used for vital applications in nuclear industry, particularly in experimental fusion
reactors like ITER. Experimental evaluation of the irradiation-induced hardening is usually …

Predicting the dramatic changes in mechanical and physical properties caused by
irradiation damage is key for the design of future nuclear fission and fusion reactors. Self-ion …

Recent advances in spherical nanoindentation protocols have proven very useful for
capturing the grain-scale mechanical response of different metals. This is achieved by …

We discuss and demonstrate the application of recently developed spherical
nanoindentation stress-strain protocols in characterizing the mechanical behavior of …

Abstract Effects of helium (He) on grain boundary (GB) fracture of austenitic stainless steel
were investigated by micro-tensile tests. Micro-bicrystal tensile specimens were fabricated …