Nathan Bailey

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Name
Nathan Bailey
Institution
University of California-Berkeley
Publications:
"Atom probe tomography analysis of high dose MA957 at selected irradiation temperatures" Nathan Bailey, Peter Hosemann, Erich Stergar, Mychailo Toloczko, Journal of Nuclear Materials Vol. 459 2015 225-234 Link
Oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloys are meritable structural materials for nuclear reactor systems due to the exemplary resistance to radiation damage and high temperature creep. Summarized in this work are atom probe tomography (APT) investigations on a heat of MA957 that underwent irradiation in the form of in-reactor creep specimens in the Fast Flux Test Facility–Materials Open Test Assembly (FFTF–MOTA) for the Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor (LMFBR) program. The oxide precipitates appear stable under irradiation at elevated temperature over extended periods of time. Nominally, the precipitate chemistry is unchanged by the accumulated dose; although, evidence suggests that ballistic dissolution and reformation processes are occurring at all irradiation temperatures. At 412 °C–109 dpa, chromium enrichments – consistent with the a' phase – appear between the oxide precipitates, indicating radiation induced segregation. Grain boundaries, enriched with several elements including nickel and titanium, are observed at all irradiation conditions. At 412 °C–109 dpa, the grain boundaries are also enriched in molecular titanium oxide (TiO).
"The crystal structure, orientation, relationships and interfaces of the nanoscale oxides in nanostructured ferritic alloys" Yuan Wu, Jim Criston, Stephan Kraemer, Nathan Bailey, G. Robert Odette, Peter Hosemann, Acta Materialia Vol. 111 2016 108-115 Link