Publications by Pablo Federico Mueller

Effect of thermo-mechanical treatments on the microstructure and mechanical properties of an ODS ferritic steel

Nadine Baluc, Philippe Spätig, Zbigniew Oksiuta, Pablo Federico Mueller

The Fe-14Cr-2W-0.3Ti-0.3Y(2)O(3) oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) reduced activation ferritic (RAF) steel was fabricated by mechanical alloying of a pre-alloyed, gas atomised powder with yttria nano-particles, followed by hot isostatic pressing and ther ...

Elsevier2011

Finite element modeling and experimental study of brittle fracture in tempered martensitic steels for thermonuclear fusion applications

Pablo Federico Mueller

In this work we have studied brittle fracture in high-chromium reduced activation tempered martensitic steels foreseen as structural materials for thermonuclear fusion reactors. Developing the adequate materials that can withstand the severe irradiation co ...

EPFL2009

Assessment of irradiation embrittlement of the Eurofer97 steel after 590 MeV proton irradiation

Philippe Spätig, Pablo Federico Mueller

The irradiation hardening of the Eurofer97 steel following 590 MeV proton irradiations was determined at three different irradiation temperatures, 50 °C, 250 °C and 350 °C, and various doses up to about 1.3 displacement per atom. The dose and temperature d ...

Elsevier2009

3D finite element and experimental study of the size requirements for measuring toughness on tempered martensitic steels

Philippe Spätig, Pablo Federico Mueller

The fracture properties of the tempered martensitic steel Eurofer97, which is among the main candidates for fusion power plant structural applications, were studied with two sizes of pre-cracked compact specimens (0.35T C(T) and 0.87T C(T)). The fracture t ...

Elsevier2009

Fracture toughness master-curve analysis of the tempered martensitic steel Eurofer97

Philippe Spätig, Raul Alejandro Bonadé, Pablo Federico Mueller

We report fracture toughness data for the reduced activation tempered martensitic steel Eurofer97 in the lower to middle transition region. The fracture toughness was measured from tests carried out on 0.35T and 0.87T pre-cracked compact tension specimens. ...

Elsevier2009

Fracture properties of notched and pre-cracked specimens of a tempered martensitic steel at low temperature

Philippe Spätig, Raul Alejandro Bonadé, Pablo Federico Mueller

The fracture properties of the 9CrWVTa reduced-activation tempered martensitic steel Eurofer97 were studied in the lower ductile to brittle transition. Sub-sized pre-cracked compact tension and notched tensile specimens were tested. Finite element simulati ...

2008

Fracture toughness behavior in the ductile-brittle transition region of the tempered martensitic Eurofer97 steel: Experiments and modeling

Philippe Spätig, Raul Alejandro Bonadé, Pablo Federico Mueller

The fracture toughness of the tempered martensitic stainless steel Eurofer97 has been experimentally characterized in the ductile-to-brittle transition (DBT) region with sub-sized compact tension specimens. The median fracture toughness–temperature curve i ...

Elsevier2008

Plastic flow properties and fracture toughness characterization of unirradiated and irradiated tempered martensitic steels

Philippe Spätig, Raul Alejandro Bonadé, Emiliano Campitelli, Pablo Federico Mueller

We investigate the plastic flow properties at low and high temperature of the tempered martensitic steel Eurofer97. We show that below room temperature, where the Peierls friction on the screw dislocation is active, it is necessary to modify the usual Tayl ...

2007