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SUMMARY:An exploration of grain growth & deformation in zirconium - Ben Br
 itton\, Department of Materials\, Imperial College\, London
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CONTACT:Stephen Walley
DESCRIPTION:Zirconium is a critical engineering material inside water base
 d nuclear reactors. Within the experimental micromechanics group at Imperi
 al College we have been following the growth of very large\, so called 'bl
 ocky alpha' titanium\, and established mechanisms to grow very large grain
 s (>1.5mm) with controlled crystallographic texture. We are using this blo
 cky alpha to understand micromechanical deformation\, and the role of inte
 rfaces on hydriding. Finally\, we are also developing new methods to under
 stand deformation in zirconium alloys\, including the interpretation of lo
 ng range misorientations in commercially pure zirconium deformed at high r
 ates using a split Hopkinson bar. These topics will be discussed in the co
 ntext of applying fundamental understanding of materials physics to the ap
 plication of materials used in industrial applications.\n
LOCATION:Mott Seminar Room\, Cavendish Laboratory
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