2023 Conference Theme - Materials for Nuclear Applications

Presentations

Enabling microscale full-field strain mapping in fusion relevant materials
B Poole, D Lunt, A Marsh, C Hardie, C Hamelin & A Harte
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), UK

Full-field kinematic characterisation of fusion divertor armour under high heat flux conditions
A Tayeb, L Fletcher, M Gorley, C Hamelin & A Harte
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), UK

Modal analysis of fusion thermal-hydraulic systems using digital image correlation
A Marsh, L Fletcher, C Hamelin, M Gorley & A Harte
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), UK

Development of Digital Image Correlation for mechanical testing at cryogenic temperatures
K Amjad, R Spencer, L Fletcher, M Gorley, C Hamelin & A Harte
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), UK

Fatigue Crack Tip Plasticity in Hydrogen Charged Reactor Steels
M. Weihrauch, M. Patel & EA Patterson
University of Liverpool, UK

Developing a DIC capability for measuring thermal and irradiation creep at multiple length scales on an ion beamline
D Lunt, B Poole, C Hardie, T Hughes, J Quinta da Fonseca, P Frankel, E Pickering, S de Moraes Shubeita, M Gorley, C Hamelin & A Harte
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), UK
University of Manchester, UK

The role of irradiation, hydrides and precipitates on strain localisation in a zirconium alloy
RG Thomas, D Lunt, MD Atkinson, J Quinta da Fonseca & P Frankel
University of Manchester, UK

Mechanical testing techniques suitable for high temperature characterisation of irradiated nuclear graphite grades
MSL Jordan, A Cackett, J Dinsdale-Potter, TL Shaw, M Crelling & A Tzelepi
UK National Nuclear Laboratory, UK

High temperature strain mapping in graphite and MAX phase using synchrotron x-ray diffraction and radiography
M Williamson, R Whybrow, J Marrow, S Michalik & C Reinhard
University of Oxford, UK

Experimental Mechanics Challenges and Opportunities for Fusion Technology Validation*
L Fletcher
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), UK