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Radiation stability of nanocrystalline single-phase multicomponent alloys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 February 2019

Emil Levo Open the ORCID record for Emil Levo [Opens in a new window] ,
Fredric Granberg Open the ORCID record for Fredric Granberg [Opens in a new window] ,
Daniel Utt Open the ORCID record for Daniel Utt [Opens in a new window] ,
Karsten Albe Open the ORCID record for Karsten Albe [Opens in a new window] ,
Kai Nordlund Open the ORCID record for Kai Nordlund [Opens in a new window]  and
Flyura Djurabekova Open the ORCID record for Flyura Djurabekova [Opens in a new window]
Emil Levo*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014, Finland
Fredric Granberg*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014, Finland
Daniel Utt
Affiliation:
Fachgebiet Materialmodellierung, Institut für Materialwissenschaft, TU Darmstadt, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Karsten Albe
Affiliation:
Fachgebiet Materialmodellierung, Institut für Materialwissenschaft, TU Darmstadt, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Kai Nordlund
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014, Finland
Flyura Djurabekova
Affiliation:
Helsinki Institute of Physics, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014, Finland; Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014, Finland; and Department of Plasma Physics, National Research Nuclear University MEPHI, 31 Moscow, Russia
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a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: emil.levo@helsinki.fi
b)e-mail: fredric.granberg@helsinki.fi
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Abstract

In search of materials with better properties, polycrystalline materials are often found to be superior to their respective single crystalline counterparts. Reduction of grain size in polycrystalline materials can drastically alter the properties of materials. When the grain sizes reach the nanometer scale, the improved mechanical response of the materials make them attractive in many applications. Multicomponent solid-solution alloys have shown to have a higher radiation tolerance compared with pure materials. Combining these advantages, we investigate the radiation tolerance of nanocrystalline multicomponent alloys. We find that these alloys withstand a much higher irradiation dose, compared with nanocrystalline Ni, before the nanocrystallinity is lost. Some of the investigated alloys managed to keep their nanocrystallinity for twice the irradiation dose as pure Ni.

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radiation effectsnanostructuresimulation

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 34 , Issue 5: Focus Issue: Nanocrystalline High Entropy Materials: Processing Challenges and Properties , 14 March 2019 , pp. 854 - 866
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