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Hexagonal close-packed high-entropy alloy formation under extreme processing conditions

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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH
Volume 34, Issue 5, Pages 709-719

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SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2018.438

Keywords

radiation effects; alloy; nanoscale

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  1. Nuclear Process Science Initiative (NPSI) under the Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  2. U.S. Department of Energy [DE-AC05-76RL01830]

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We assess the validity of criteria based on size mismatch and thermodynamics in predicting the stability of the rare class of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) that form in the hexagonal close-packed crystal structure. We focus on nanocrystalline HEA particles composed predominantly of Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, and Pd along with Ag, Cd, and Te, which are produced in uranium dioxide fuel under the extreme conditions of nuclear reactor operation. The constituent elements are fission products that aggregate under the combined effects of irradiation and elevated temperature as high as 1200 degrees C. We present the recent results on alloy nanoparticle formation in irradiated ceria, which was selected as a surrogate for uranium dioxide, to show that radiation-enhanced diffusion plays an important role in the process. This work sheds light on the initial stages of alloy nanoparticle formation from a uniform dispersion of individual metals. The remarkable chemical durability of such multiple principal element alloys presents a solution, namely, an alloy waste form, to the challenge of immobilizing Tc.

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