CX-009037: Categorical Exclusion Determination

Nanocrystalline SiC and Ti3SiC2 alloys for High-Temperature Reactor Materials – Battelle- CX(s) Applied: B3.6, B3.10 Date: 08/09/2011 Location(s): CX: none Offices(s): Nuclear Energy

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August 9, 2011
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Nanocrystalline SiC and Ti3SiC2 alloys for High-Temperature Reactor Materials – Battelle-
CX(s) Applied: B3.6, B3.10
Date: 08/09/2011
Location(s): CX: none
Offices(s): Nuclear Energy

This research will focus on the structural response to ion irradiation to high doses at elevated temperatures and modification of mechanical properties of SiC/Ti3SiC2 nanocomposites, with and without carbon nanotube reinforcements.