Irradiation Behaviors in BCC Multi-Component Alloys with Different Lattice Distortions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Structural, Microstructural, and Chemical Analysis
3.2. Voids TEM Observation and Swelling
3.3. Nanoindentation
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Alloy | Al | Fe | Cr | V |
---|---|---|---|---|
CrFeV | \ | 32.48 ± 1.23 | 33.07 ± 1.01 | 34.45 ± 0.97 |
AlCrFeV | 24.22 ± 0.98 | 24.40 ± 0.75 | 24.67 ± 0.99 | 26.71 ± 0.88 |
Alloys | Tm(K) | VEC | |||||
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CrFeV | 2.65 | 8.81 | −4.44 | 9.13 | 2037.67 | 6.33 | 4.19 |
AlCrFeV | 5.84 | 8.70 | −11.75 | 11.53 | 1761.56 | 5.50 | 1.73 |
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Su, Y.; Xia, S.; Huang, J.; Liu, Q.; Liu, H.; Wang, C.; Wang, Y. Irradiation Behaviors in BCC Multi-Component Alloys with Different Lattice Distortions. Metals 2021, 11, 706. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11050706
Su Y, Xia S, Huang J, Liu Q, Liu H, Wang C, Wang Y. Irradiation Behaviors in BCC Multi-Component Alloys with Different Lattice Distortions. Metals. 2021; 11(5):706. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11050706
Chicago/Turabian StyleSu, Yue, Songqin Xia, Jia Huang, Qingyuan Liu, Haocheng Liu, Chenxu Wang, and Yugang Wang. 2021. "Irradiation Behaviors in BCC Multi-Component Alloys with Different Lattice Distortions" Metals 11, no. 5: 706. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11050706