midas kc2 publications

2024

The effect of a keyhole defect on strain localisation in an additive manufactured titanium alloy (KC 2)
S. Cao, R. Thomas, A.D. Smith, P. Zhang, L. Meng, H. Liu, J. Guo, J. Donoghue, D. Lunt
Journal of Materials Research and Technology,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2024.11.237

Characterization of the strain rate sensitivity of basal, prismatic and pyramidal slip in Zircaloy-4 using micropillar compression (KC 2 & 4)
N. Fang, Y. Liu, F. Giuliani, Y. B. Britton
Materials Science and Engineering: A, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2024.146802

On the Interaction of Grain-scale and Hydride-scale Stresses in Hydrogen Enriched Zirconium Alloy Nuclear Cladding via combined Discrete Dislocation Plasticity and Crystal Plasticity Finite Element modelling (KC 2 & 4)
C. Skamniotis, D. Long, L. Yang, M. Wenman, D. Balint
Mechanics of Materials, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2024.105033

A spatially resolved analysis of dislocation loop and nanohardness evolution in proton irradiated Zircaloys (KC 1 & 2)
Ö. Koç, R. Thomas, X.Z. Liang, Z. Hegedüs, U. Lienert, R.W. Harrison, M. Preuss, T. Ungár, P. Frankel
Acta Materialia, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.119799

Quantifying cracking and strain localisation in a cold spray chromium coating on a zirconium alloy substrate under tensile loading at room temperature (KC 2 & 4)
I. Alakiozidis, C. Hunt, R. Thomas, D. Lunt, A. D. Smith, M. Maric, Z. Shah, A. Ambard, P. Frankel
Journal of Nuclear Materials, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.154899

2023

Discrete dislocation dynamics simulations of -type prismatic loops in zirconium (KC 2)
D. Hortelano Roig, R. Kumar, D. Balint, E. Tarleton
International Journal of Plasticity, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2023.103802

Nanoscale Distribution of Alloying Elements in Optimized ZIRLO Using the Invizo 6000 (KC 2 & 4)
S. Huang,  L. Tegg,  J. Qu,  L. Yang,  I. McCarroll,  P. Burr, J. Cairney
Microscopy and Microanalysis, https://doi.org/10.1093/micmic/ozad067.298

Exploring the hydride-slip interaction in zirconium alloys (KC 2)
Y. Liu, R. Thomas, C. Hardie, P. Frankel, F. Dunne
Acta Materialia, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119388

Characterising the performance of an ultrawide field-of-view 3D atom probe (KC 2)
L. Tegg, A. Breen, S. Huang, T. Sato, S. Ringer, J. Cairney
Ultramicroscopy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2023.113826

A microstructure-sensitive analytical solution for short fatigue crack growth rate in metallic materials (KC 2 & 4)
D. Long, Y. Liu, W. Wan, F. Dunne
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2023.108365

The role of hydrides and precipitates on the strain localisation behaviour in a zirconium alloy (KC 2 & 4)
R. Thomas, D. Lunt, M.D. Atkinson, J. Quinta da Fonseca, M. Preuss, P. Honniball, P. Frankel
Acta Materialia, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119327

Characterisation of the strain rate sensitivity of basal, prismatic and pyramidal slip in Zircaloy-4 using micropillar compression (KC 2 & 4)
N. Fang, Y. Liu, F. Giuliani, B. Britton
arXiv preprints, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2303.09600


Detecting irradiation-induced strain localisation on the microstructural level by means of high-resolution digital image correlation (KC 2)
D. Lunt, R. Thomas, D. Bowden, M.T.P. Rigby-Bell, S. de Moraes Shubeita, C. Andrews, T. Lapauw, J. Vleugels, J. Quinta da Fonseca, K. Lambrinou, P. Frankel
Journal of Nuclear Materials, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2023.154410

2022

Simulation of crystal plasticity in irradiated metals: A case study on Zircaloy-4 (KC 1 & 2)
C. Hardie, R. Thomas, Y. Liu, P. Frankel, F.P.E. Dunne
Acta Materialia, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118361

Validating x-ray line-profile defect analysis using atomistic models of deformed material (KC 2)
C.P. Race, T. Ungar, G. Ribarik
Pre-print, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2203.13643

Characterisation and modelling of micro- and macroscale creep and strain rate sensitivity in Zircaloy-4 (KC 2 & 4)
Y. Liu, W. Wan, F.P.E. Dunne
Materials Science and Engineering A, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2022.142981

2021

Hydrogen concentration and hydrides in Zircaloy-4 during cyclic thermomechanical loading (KC 2 & 4)
Y. Liu, S. ElChamaa, M.R. Wenman, C.M. Davies, F.P.E. Dunne
Acta Materialia https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117368

Plastic relaxation and solute segregation to β-Nb second phase particles in Zr-Nb alloys: A discrete dislocation plasticity study (KC 2)
L. Reali, D.S. Balint, A.P. Sutton, M.R. Wenman
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2021.104581

Characterisation of microstructural creep, strain rate and temperature sensitivity and computational crystal plasticity in Zircaloy-4 (KC 2)
Y. Liu, W. Wan, S. El Chamaa, M.R. Wenman, C.M. Davies, F.P.E. Dunne
Pre-print https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.05333

The Effect of Loading Direction on Slip and Twinning in an Irradiated Zirconium Alloy (KC 1 & 2)
R. Thomas, D. Lunt, M. Atkinson, J. Quinta da Fonseca, M. Preuss, F. Barton, J. O'Hanlon, P. Frankel
Proceedings of Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry: 19th International Symposium https://www.astm.org/stp162220190027.html

Effect of sample thinning on strains and lattice rotations measured from Transmission Kikuchi diffraction in the SEM (KC 2 & 3)
P.S. Karamche, N. Saravanan, J.C.Haley, A.J.Wilkinson, S. Lozano-Perez
Ultramicroscopy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2021.113267

Plasticity of zirconium hydrides: a coupled edge and screw discrete dislocation model (KC 2 & 4)
L. Reali, M.R. Wenman, A.P. Sutton, D.S. Balint
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2020.104219

Microstructural fracture mechanics: Stored energy density at fatigue cracks (KC 2 & 4)
Y. Xu, W. Wan, F.P.E. Dunne
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2020.104209

2020

Slip–hydride interactions in Zircaloy-4: Multiscale mechanical testing and characterisation (KC 2 & 4)
S. Wang, F. Giuliani, T.B. Britton
Acta Materialia https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.09.038

Deformation and fracture of zirconium hydrides during the plastic straining of Zr-4 (KC 2 & 4)
L. Reali, S. El Chamaa, D.S. Balint, C.M. Davies, M.R. Wenman
MRS Advances https://doi.org/10.1557/adv.2020.145


Comparison of sub-grain scale digital image correlation calculated using commercial and open-source software packages (KC 2)
D. Lunt, R. Thomas, M. Roy, J. Duff, M .Atkinson, P. Frankel, M.Preuss, J. Quinta da Fonseca
Materials Characterization https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2020.110271

2019

The effect of δ-hydride on the micromechanical deformation of a Zr alloy studied by in situ high angular resolution electron backscatter diffraction (KC 2 & 4)
S. Wang, S. Kalácska, X. Maeder, J. Michler, F. Giuliani, T.B. Britton
Scripta Materialia https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.08.006

Understanding plasticity in zirconium using in-situ measurement of lattice rotations (KC 2)
V. Tong, E. Wielewski, B. Britton
Pre-print https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.04187