High-Temperature Mechanical and Dynamical Properties of γ-(U,Zr) Alloys
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Computational Methods
3. Results
3.1. Crystal Structure
3.2. Mechanical Stability and Properties
3.3. Dynamical Stability and Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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-U (%) | -(UZr) | -(UZr) | -(UZr) | -U [35] | -U [36] | -UZr [25] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
112.5 (18.2%) | 144.5 | 157.4 | 176.4 | 137.6 | 86 | 57.5 | |
77.2 (7.4%) | 76.2 | 68.5 | 44.8 | 83.4 | 155 | 78.2 | |
34.4 (53.2%) | 26.9 | 59.3 | 69.1 | 16.2 | 37 | 64.7 | |
88.9 | 98.9 | 98.1 | 88.7 | 77.8 | |||
26.3 | 50.1 | 52.8 | 67.7 | ||||
71.9 | 128.5 | 134.4 | 162.0 | ||||
2.338 | 6.769 | 7.549 | 13.407 | ||||
1195.4 | 1801.5 | 2054.8 | 2667.3 | ||||
2594.2 | 3277.5 | 3670.4 | 4335.3 | ||||
1346.8 | 2008.1 | 2287.2 | 2943.2 | ||||
144.3 | 214.4 | 243.6 | 311.3 |
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Ma, J.-J.; Han, X.-F.; Cai, X.-X.; Qiu, R.; Eriksson, O.; Zhang, P.; Wang, B.-T. High-Temperature Mechanical and Dynamical Properties of γ-(U,Zr) Alloys. Materials 2023, 16, 2623. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16072623
Ma J-J, Han X-F, Cai X-X, Qiu R, Eriksson O, Zhang P, Wang B-T. High-Temperature Mechanical and Dynamical Properties of γ-(U,Zr) Alloys. Materials. 2023; 16(7):2623. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16072623
Chicago/Turabian StyleMa, Jiang-Jiang, Xue-Fen Han, Xiao-Xiao Cai, Ruizhi Qiu, Olle Eriksson, Ping Zhang, and Bao-Tian Wang. 2023. "High-Temperature Mechanical and Dynamical Properties of γ-(U,Zr) Alloys" Materials 16, no. 7: 2623. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16072623