Recent Advances in Metals and Alloys for Nuclear Applications
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2024 | Viewed by 117
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid growth of nuclear energy consumption and development of Gen-IV nuclear reactor technologies remain noticeable trends and evident catalysts for the development of new materials and technologies. This Special Issue will showcase advances in metals and alloys for nuclear applications, which include the development and characterization of materials used or with the potential to be used in advanced nuclear reactors. From the beginning, the development of metallic fuel or structural materials for nuclear reactors has been of great significance for the safety and reliability of nuclear power plants. The reactor is designed to be used for several dozens of years under an extreme core environment. Designing alloys to withstand extreme environments, characterized by high temperatures or strong irradiation, in the reactor core is a fundamental challenge for materials scientists. For the abovementioned reasons, the fabrication, characterization, and theoretical understanding of advanced nuclear fuels and structural materials regarding their thermo-mechanical properties as well as the synergistic effects of temperature, corrosion, irradiation, or in-pile performance are critical to the future application of advanced superalloys for nuclear applications.
For this Special Issue, we welcome articles that focus on the fabrication, characterization, and theoretical study of metallic fuel, advanced nuclear fuel cladding, and structural alloys in the field of advanced nuclear systems. Innovative research on additive manufacturing of superalloys for nuclear applications and multiscale research methods that bridge the microstructure and properties of these materials are of particular interest.
Dr. Kun Yang
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- nuclear fuel
- structural alloys
- structural characterization
- fabrication process
- in-pile performance
- extreme environment
- irradiation
- corrosion
