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UKAEA-CCFE-PR(25)3282025
Experiments and finite element modelling have been used to explore a method for miniaturising fibre push-out testing to the scale of thin ion irradiated layers. Correlation of interfacial surface area to debond stress has been identified for short fibres, and is related to a size effect following a Weibull distribution. Weibull analysis may be us…
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UKAEA-CCFE-PR(25)3682024
This research utilizes established cyclic deformation models to simulate the Bauschinger effect observed in copper monocrystal cantilever experiments during the initial bending and straightening phases. Crystal plasticity finite element simulations employing Armstrong-Frederick, Orowan-Sleeswyk, and various other backstress models have failed to…
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UKAEA-CCFE-PR(25)3242024
Calculation of stresses from high-resolution electron-backscatter diffraction (EBSD) maps has been a quite useful tool for understanding single- and polycrystal deformation. In this research, we used the weak form of a least-squares fit to the experimental measurements together with mechanical constraints in both two- and three-dimensional stress…
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UKAEA-CCFE-PR(25)3242024
Calculation of stresses from high-resolution electron-backscatter diffraction (EBSD) maps has been a quite useful tool for understanding single- and polycrystal deformation. In this research, we used the weak form of a least-squares fit to the experimental measurements together with mechanical constraints in both two- and three-dimensional stress…
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UKAEA-CCFE-PR(24)2542023
Conventional crystal plasticity (CP) solvers are based on a Newton-Raphson (NR) approach which use an initial guess for the free variables (often stress) to be solved. These solvers are limited by a finite interval of convergence and often fail when the free variable falls outside this interval. Solution failure results in the reduction of the t…
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UKAEA-CCFE-PR(26)4382022
Silicon carbide (SiC) has attractive properties to be used in nuclear reactors and other industries. However, itis hampered by inherent brittleness that is overcome with a fiber-reinforced composite. A finite element modelbased on cohesive zone contact coupled to Coulomb friction is proposed to simulate the pushout responseof isolated fibers in SiC…
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UKAEA-CCFE-PR(20)1302020
In this paper we investigate the residual deformation field in the vicinity of nano-scratch experiments generated using two tip geometries in a (100) Cu single crystal. We compare the deformation with that from indentation, in an attempt to understand the mechanisms of deformation in tangential sliding. The lattice rotation fields are mapped exp…
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UKAEA-CCFE-PR(20)912020
Ion implantation is widely used as a surrogate for neutron irradiation in the investigation of radiation damage on the properties of materials. Due to the small depth of damage, micromechanical methods must be used to extract material properties. In this work, nanoindentation has been applied to ion irradiated silicon carbide to extract radiatio…
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UKAEA-CCFE-PR(19)352019
We analyse spherical nanoindentation of single crystal copper using two different indenter tips of radii 7.4 and 27 um. The surface deformation surrounding the indents was measured using atomic force microscopy and the elastic rotation fields under the indents were measured using electron diffraction and transmission techniques. Using the measured …
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UKAEA-CCFE-PR(18)492018
Predicting strains, stresses and swelling in power plant components exposed to irradiation directly from the observed or computed defect and dislocation microstructure is a fundamental problem of fusion power plant design that has so far eluded a practical solution. We develop a model, free from parameters not accessible to direct evaluation or obs…
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