[HTML][HTML] A review of experimental approaches to fracture toughness evaluation at the micro-scale

J Ast, M Ghidelli, K Durst, M Göken, M Sebastiani… - Materials & Design, 2019 - Elsevier
The discipline of fracture mechanics was born almost a century ago through the pioneering
work of AA Griffith, and saw particularly rapid growth in the second half of 20th century when …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in nanomechanical and in situ testing techniques: Towards extreme conditions

D Kiener, M Wurmshuber, M Alfreider… - Current Opinion in Solid …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoindentation based techniques were significantly enhanced by continuous stiffness
monitoring capabilities. In essence, this allowed to expand from point-wise discrete …

Interaction between 1/2< 110>{001} dislocations and {110} prismatic loops in uranium dioxide: Implications for strain-hardening under irradiation

M Borde, L Dupuy, A Pivano, B Michel… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plasticity of irradiated UO 2 is of major interest to improve the risk assessment of the nuclear
fuel cladding failure in the case of design basis accidents. In this study, we investigate the …

Small-scale mechanical testing on nuclear materials: bridging the experimental length-scale gap

P Hosemann - Scripta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Small-scale fracture mechanical investigations on grain boundary doped ultrafine-grained tungsten

M Wurmshuber, M Alfreider, S Wurster, M Burtscher… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
The inherent brittleness of the refractory metal tungsten represents a major challenge for its
application as divertor material in future nuclear fusion reactors. Grain refinement to the …

Predicting the performance of tungsten in a fusion environment: a literature review

RG Abernethy - Materials Science and Technology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Dislocations and plastic deformation in MgO crystals: a review

J Amodeo, S Merkel, C Tromas, P Carrez… - Crystals, 2018 - mdpi.com
This review paper focuses on dislocations and plastic deformation in magnesium oxide
crystals. MgO is an archetype ionic ceramic with refractory properties which is of interest in …

[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing of FeCrAl alloys for nuclear applications-A focused review

S Palaniappan, SS Joshi, S Sharma… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2024 - Elsevier
FeCrAl alloys exhibit outstanding high-temperature oxidation resistance and impressive
mechanical strength, rendering them as forefront materials with broad applicability across …

Plastic zone size for nanoindentation of irradiated Fe–9% Cr ODS

CK Dolph, DJ da Silva, MJ Swenson… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2016 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to determine irradiation effects on the nanoindentation plastic
zone morphology in a model Fe–9% Cr ODS alloy. Specimens are irradiated to 50 …

[HTML][HTML] Nano-indentation of ion-irradiated nuclear structural materials: A review

X Xiao, L Yu - Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Ion irradiation offers a promising strategy to emulate the irradiation damage induced by
energetic neutrons. However, the characterization of the mechanical properties of ion …