Group Overview
The Materials Group is located within the Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering Department and is dedicated to the investigation of a wide variety of topics within the realm of materials research. This includes:
- Radiation Damage Investigations
- Microstructural Evaluations
- Mechanical Properties
- Corrosion/Hydride Studies
- Modeling
Materials studied:
- Ferritic Steels
- Stainless Steels
- Nickel-based Alloys
- Copper Alloys
- Zirconium Alloys
- Silicon-carbide Composites
- Nuclear Fuel Materials
- Uranium Dioxide
- (Surrogate) Cerium Dioxide
Analytical techniques employed:
- Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM and STEM)
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)