Ultrastrong nanocrystalline steel with exceptional thermal stability and radiation tolerance

Congcong Du; Shenbao Jin; Yuan Fang; Jin Li; Shenyang Hu; Tingting Yang; Ying Zhang; Jianyu Huang; Gang Sha; Yugang Wang; Zhongxia Shang; Xinghang Zhang; Baoru Sun; Shengwei Xin; Tongde Shen

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07712-x

Nature Communications (Dec 2018)

Ultrastrong nanocrystalline steel with exceptional thermal stability and radiation tolerance

Congcong Du,
Shenbao Jin,
Yuan Fang,
Jin Li,
Shenyang Hu,
Tingting Yang,
Ying Zhang,
Jianyu Huang,
Gang Sha,
Yugang Wang,
Zhongxia Shang,
Xinghang Zhang,
Baoru Sun,
Shengwei Xin,
Tongde Shen

Affiliations

Congcong Du: Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University
Shenbao Jin: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Yuan Fang: State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Center for Applied Physics and Technology, Peking University
Jin Li: School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University
Shenyang Hu: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Tingting Yang: Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University
Ying Zhang: Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University
Jianyu Huang: Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University
Gang Sha: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Yugang Wang: State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Center for Applied Physics and Technology, Peking University
Zhongxia Shang: School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University
Xinghang Zhang: School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University
Baoru Sun: Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University
Shengwei Xin: Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University
Tongde Shen: Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07712-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Weaker ferritic/matensitic steels rather than stronger austenitic steels are usually candidates for nuclear reactors since they do not easily swell under irradiation. Here, the authors make an ultrastrong lanthanum-doped nanocrystalline austenitic steel that is thermally stable and radiation-tolerant.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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