Effects of 3d electron configurations on helium bubble formation and void swelling in concentrated solid-solution alloys
- Submitting institution
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The University of Huddersfield
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 76
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.actamat.2019.10.013
- Title of journal
- Acta Materialia
- Article number
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- First page
- 519
- Volume
- 181
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 1359-6454
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- October
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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13
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Unusually for a materials science paper, the research reported here links a fundamental physical property of the atoms of an alloy (d-electron configuration) with its macroscopic properties in general and its radiation response in particular. The detailed experiments on single-phase concentrated solid solution alloys have enabled specific conclusions to be drawn regarding the d-electron configurations that give rise to optimal radiation tolerance in these materials. This leads to a design strategy for innovative new radiation tolerant nuclear materials in which the defect properties of the material are “tuned” by alloying 3-d transition metals with large differences in d-electron counts.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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