| Abstract Scope |
Accelerating the development of next-generation, high-performance alloys for extreme environments, such as those encountered in fusion and fission remains a central challenge in materials science. While advances in alloy development have expanded the accessible compositional space, deployment of new materials is often complicated by the need to concurrently navigate processing pathways, microstructure evolution, and manufacturing constraints. This talk presents recent efforts toward accelerating the materials innovation pipeline by coupling alloy development with advanced processing routes across multiple material systems relevant to these applications. An emphasis is on the development of refractory-based multi-principal element alloys for fusion-relevant applications, including high-throughput additive manufacturing strategies for rapid screening of alloy mechanical performance. Advanced processing routes are shown to enhance control of microstructure-property relationships toward improving alloy performance. Emphasis is placed on experimental studies with selected support from process modeling and atomistic simulations. |