The effect of hydrogen charging on the lattice dilation in an ASTM A710-HSLA steel specimen was studied using neutron diffraction. First, spatially-resolved strain measurements were made on a pre-cracked steel double cantilever beam specimen under a constant crack opening displacement (COD). Measurements were made at the crack tip region for in-plane and throughthickness lattice strains. Then, ...

Advanced transmutation systems require structural materials that are able to withstand high neutron fluxes, high thermal cycling, and high resistance to chemical corrosion. The current candidate materials for such structures are ferritic and ferritic-martensitic steels due to their strong resistance to swelling, good microstructural stability under irradiation, and the retention of adequate duc...

To examine the effect of attenuated epinephrine and elevated insulin on intramuscular hormone sensitivity lipase activity (HSLa) during exercise, seven men performed 120 min of semirecumbent cycling (60% peak pulmonary oxygen uptake) on two occasions while ingesting either 250 ml of a 6.4% carbohydrate (GLU) or sweet placebo (CON) beverage at the onset of, and at 15 min intervals throughout, ex...

This study presents a striking advance in investigating the influence of heat treatment on microstructure and properties high strength low-alloyed steels obtained using various technologies. In contrast to normalization treatment, application thermo-mechanical control process (TMCP) offers higher characteristics but less stable during consequent high-temperature treatment. It has been establish...

In the present study, M2 high speed steels were fabricated by using electro-slag rapid remelting process. Carbide structure was analysed and the fracture toughness and hardness were also measured after austenitization treatment at 1190 and 1210C followed by tempering treatment at 535C for billets with various diameters from 16 to 60 mm. Electro-slag rapid remelting (ESRR) process is an advanced...

For existing infrastructures, corrosion and stresscorrosion are detrimental for reinforcing steels. The challenge of how efficiently we can protect steels against corrosion has been for a long time critical. However, knowing how advanced are corrosion protecting techniques used nowadays, is it still relevant to concentrate solely on protecting steel structures or should we focus mostly on struc...