Atomic structure and phase transformations in Pu alloys

Progress in Materials Science

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 909-943

  Schwartz, A J ^a   Cynn, H ^a   Blobaum, K J M ^a   Wall, M A ^a   Moore, K T ^a   Evans, W J ^a   Farber, D L ^a   Jeffries, J R ^a   Massalski, T B ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DECAY; ATOMIC STRUCTURE; FACE-CENTERED CUBIC; PHASE ALLOYS; PHASE FIELDS; PHASE TRANSFORMATION; PRESSURE-INDUCED TRANSFORMATION; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SELF-IRRADIATION; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA; TRANSITION PHASIS;

ACTINIDES; ALUMINUM; CERIUM ALLOYS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GALLIUM; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GRAPHIC METHODS; MARTENSITIC TRANSFORMATIONS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM ALLOYS; RADIOACTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

PHASE STABILITY;

EID: 67349225701     PISSN: 00796425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2009.03.003     Document Type: Review

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