129 datasets found

Graphite bricks are both the moderator and structural components at the heart of the Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR) cores. Internal stress arises from the moderation role of...

The proposal aims to investigate the influence of welding process on deformation and fracture behaviour of S355ML steel, which is of the type used for offshore renewable energy...

The fact that residual stresses are redistributed or relaxed during operations shows the importance of understanding residual stress after a particular period. Elastic shakedown...

The exploitation of unconventional remote geological resources, such as those in Arctic formations, requires engineering designs that withstand the temperatures and pressures...

Flow forming is a cold forming process used for the production of dimensionally accurate near net shaped hollow components used in various fields of industry. Due to the nature...

Investigation on the detailed structure of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) has become a hot research topic in recent years. It is essential for understanding the development of...

The fact that residual stresses are redistributed or relaxed during operations shows the importance of understanding residual stress after a particular period. Elastic shakedown...

Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM) is an innovative manufacturing process which offers near-net shape fabrication of complex components. Among the various ALM processes,...

In this experiment, the transient stress and phase fields produced during welding of 304L, 410 stainless steels and Ti6-4 will be studied in situ. This experiment follows on a...

This experiment aims to study the strain induced transformation mechanism at temperatures between room temperature and low temperatures, and at extremely low temperatures. These...

RS5 is a nickel-based superalloy used in the manufacture of large cast jet engine components. Scatter observed in fatigue test results makes it difficult for the aerospace...

It is proposed that crack nucleation will be investigated at ISIS using the EnginX beam line with the IMAT imaging detector. Notched LCF specimens with varying materials and Kt...

Residual stresses can have a significant effect on the integrity of high-temperature structures. Consequently, the interaction between residual stresses and creep deformation is...

The fact that residual stresses are redistributed or relaxed during operations shows the importance of understanding residual stress after a particular period. Elastic shakedown...

Reduced Activation Ferritic-Martensitic steels (RAFMs) are the primary candidate structural material for the FDS series LiPb blankets for fusion reactors, in particular the Dual...

Suspension and solution precursor (SSP) spraying is an emerging thermal spraying technology which utilises liquid feedstock containing sub-micrometre and nanoparticles. Alumina...

Selective laser melting (SLM) is a relatively new additive manufacturing process enabling complex shaped components to be manufactured that may not have previously been...

In order to characterise the fatigue crack growth (FCG) behaviour of the welded components used in offshore wind turbine monopiles, a number of tests have been performed on...

Wire + Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) is a digital tool less manufacturing technique that uses traditional arc welding power sources and a robotic system, to build large...

Alloys based on NiMnGa system are a unique class of magnetic shape memory alloy which are now being used in actuator applications[]. Unlike magnetostrictive materials, the...