About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
TMS Specialty Congress 2026
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| Symposium
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4th World Congress on High Entropy Alloys (HEA 2026)
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| Presentation Title |
Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Uranium Containing High Entropy Alloys |
| Author(s) |
Nathan E. Peterson, Jason C. Cooley, Brandon Bocklund, Rodney J. McCabe, Mary O'Brien, B. Musico, R. Bloom, Kester D. Clarke, Amy J. Clarke |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Nathan E. Peterson |
| Abstract Scope |
Recent efforts to design novel, high-burnup nuclear fuels for advanced compact fission reactor designs for power generation and/or space exploration have explored the high entropy alloy (HEA) design motif. U-containing HEAs have a potential to not only increase the BCC-phase stability range but also improve resistance to radiation-induced defect accumulation, all while retaining fuel performance. However, due to the vast range of composition space (> 1 trillion potential compositions), critical exploration steps must be taken to identify compositions of interest (e.g. single BCC-phase stability, ideal mechanical properties). So far in this work, alloys in four systems (U-MoNbTi, U-NbTiTa, U-MoNbTiTa, U-TiVCrZrNbMoTaWFe) have been identified, produced and characterized. Initial results on microstructures and mechanical properties will be discussed. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Undecided |