Materials selection for nuclear applications: Challenges and opportunities

SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

卷:143

Article

Hosemann, P.¹  Frazer, D.¹  Fratoni, M.¹  Band, A.¹  Ashby, M. F.² 

[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Nucl Engn, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[2] Univ Cambridge, Cambridge, England

关键词: Materials section;    Nuclear materials;    Properties of materials;    Nuclear design;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.04.027

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

We discuss the challenge of selecting materials for nuclear applications and outline the need for comprehensive databases to assist scientists and engineers in choosing materials that meet interdependent physical, chemical, and nuclear criteria. In conventional engineering, chemical and physical properties and the electronic structure of materials are typically the primary considerations; nuclear applications must also consider the nuclear physics characteristics of a material. Development of databases that correlate physical, chemical, and nuclear properties would accelerate and facilitate innovations in nuclear design. (C) 2017 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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