Enhancing mechanical properties of ultrafine-grained tungsten for fusion applications
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T1 - Enhancing mechanical properties of ultrafine-grained tungsten for fusion applications
AU - Wurmshuber, Michael
AU - Doppermann, Simon
AU - Wurster, Stefan
AU - Jakob, Severin
AU - Balooch, Mehdi
AU - Alfreider, Markus
AU - Schmuck, Klemens Silvester
AU - Bodlos, Rishi
AU - Romaner, Lorenz
AU - Hosemann, Peter
AU - Clemens, Helmut
AU - Maier-Kiener, Verena
AU - Kiener, Daniel
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - Tungsten, while showing many favorable properties, faces challenges in high-performance applications due to its brittle nature. One strategy to improve strength and toughness in tungsten is to refine the grain size down to the ultra-fine grained (ufg) regime. However, as the grain size is reduced, the fraction of grain boundaries that provide easy paths for crack growth increases, thereby limiting the gain in ductility. Therefore, strengthening the grain boundaries is of great importance if one wants to tap the full potential of this material. Using ab-initio calculations, potential grain boundary cohesion enhancing doping elements were identified, and doped ultra-fine grained tungsten samples were fabricated from powders and characterized extensively using small-scale testing techniques. We found that additions of boron and hafnium improve the mechanical properties of tungsten remarkably. Furthermore, an additional low-temperature heat treatment of the boron-doped sample promotes grain boundary segregation, enhancing the properties even further. Thus, in this work we provide an effective pathway of improving mechanical properties in ultra-fine grained tungsten using grain boundary segregation engineering. This opens the door for many challenging applications of ufg W in harsh environments. To further underline the potential employment of ufg W in nuclear fusion reactors, a favorable swelling behavior and mechanical property response after irradiation with helium is presented within this work.
AB - Tungsten, while showing many favorable properties, faces challenges in high-performance applications due to its brittle nature. One strategy to improve strength and toughness in tungsten is to refine the grain size down to the ultra-fine grained (ufg) regime. However, as the grain size is reduced, the fraction of grain boundaries that provide easy paths for crack growth increases, thereby limiting the gain in ductility. Therefore, strengthening the grain boundaries is of great importance if one wants to tap the full potential of this material. Using ab-initio calculations, potential grain boundary cohesion enhancing doping elements were identified, and doped ultra-fine grained tungsten samples were fabricated from powders and characterized extensively using small-scale testing techniques. We found that additions of boron and hafnium improve the mechanical properties of tungsten remarkably. Furthermore, an additional low-temperature heat treatment of the boron-doped sample promotes grain boundary segregation, enhancing the properties even further. Thus, in this work we provide an effective pathway of improving mechanical properties in ultra-fine grained tungsten using grain boundary segregation engineering. This opens the door for many challenging applications of ufg W in harsh environments. To further underline the potential employment of ufg W in nuclear fusion reactors, a favorable swelling behavior and mechanical property response after irradiation with helium is presented within this work.
UR - https://pure.unileoben.ac.at/portal/en/publications/enhancing-mechanical-properties-of-ultrafinegrained-tungsten-for-fusion-applications(ad4bd929-6c1f-430c-959d-30abb9acaaf6).html
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2023.106125
DO - 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2023.106125
M3 - Article
VL - 111.2023
JO - International journal of refractory metals & hard materials
JF - International journal of refractory metals & hard materials
SN - 0263-4368
IS - February
M1 - 106125
ER -