Design and Application of Novel Oxide Dispersion Strengthened (ODS) Alloys
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2022) | Viewed by 2130
Special Issue Editors
Interests: high performance steels; high damping materials and structures
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increase in efficiency of nuclear reactors places structural materials in high demand as they can withstand the required harsh working conditions, such as high temperature oxidation, irradiation, and stress corrosion. Oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) steels have potential for application as the structural materials of advanced nuclear reactors. Advances in the fabrication processes, microstructure characterization, and mechanical properties of ODS steels form the scope of this Special Issue. In terms of content suitability, there are no restrictions regarding the composition design of origin powders as we wish to encourage submissions on a range that reflects the diversities in the design of ODS steels. The fabrication processes of ODS steel are complicated, where different methods in the schedule will lead to a huge difference in the final microstructure. Based on this consideration, the new methods used in the fabrication processes of ODS steels are also of interest. For the finished products based on ODS steels, different experiments concerning service performance evaluation should be conducted to examine whether they can feasibly be used under real working conditions. Moreover, the concept of ODS is not restricted to Fe-based steels. Other alloys, such as nickel, aluminum, and cobalt alloys can be also considered for strengthening as an approach to optimize the overall performance of different materials.
For this Special Issue, we welcome articles that focus on the fabrication process, microstructure characterization, and mechanical properties of ODS alloys. Technology improvements, especially innovations that lead to improved mechanical properties of ODS alloys, for the production of high-performance ODS alloys are of particular interest.
Prof. Dr. Liming Yu
Prof. Dr. Peng Dou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ODS alloys
- microstructure characterization
- mechanical properties
- high temperature oxidation
- irradiation
- stress corrosion
- nuclear reactors
