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Christopher Hardie

Culham Centre for Fusion Energy - UK Atomic Energy Authority

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (10)

1.

Simulation of Crystal Plasticity in Irradiated Metals: A Case Study on Zircaloy-4

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 29 Jul 2022
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy - UK Atomic Energy Authority, The University of Manchester - Department of Materials, Imperial College London - Department of Materials, The University of Manchester - Department of Materials and Imperial College London - Department of Materials
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Crystal plasticity, Irradiation, zirconium alloys, localization, dislocation theory

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Exploring the Hydride-Slip Interaction in Zirconium Alloys

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 06 Mar 2023
Imperial College London - Department of Materials, The University of Manchester - Department of Materials, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy - UK Atomic Energy Authority, The University of Manchester - Department of Materials and Imperial College London - Department of Materials
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crystal plasticity, HRDIC, EBSD, Hydrides, Zirconium alloys, Slip Transfer, Dislocation Stored Energy

3.

Localised Stress and Strain Distribution in Sliding

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 21 Nov 2024
A. Kareer, Eralp Demir, Edmund Tarleton and Christopher Hardie
University of Oxford - Department of Materials, University of Oxford - Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford - Department of Materials and Culham Centre for Fusion Energy - UK Atomic Energy Authority
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Nanoscratch, abrasive wear, micro-mechanics, tribology, HR-EBSD, CPFE

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Uncovering the Absolute Stresses Using Finite Elements from the Relative Stress Measurements of High Resolution Electron Backscatter Diffraction

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 22 Feb 2025
Eralp Demir, A. Kareer, Christopher Hardie and Edmund Tarleton
University of Oxford - Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford - Department of Materials, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy - UK Atomic Energy Authority and University of Oxford - Department of Materials
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Lattice strains, HR-EBSD, cross-correlation, least squares FEM, mechanical constraints

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Stress-Strain Curve Mapping by Nanoindentation – a New Technique to Qualify Diffusion-Bonded Window Assemblies for Iter

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 09 Mar 2023
Alemnis AG, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy - UK Atomic Energy Authority, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Queen Mary University of London
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nanoindentation, instrumented indentation test, micromechanics, stress-strain, insitu in SEM testing

6.

UKAEA Poly-XTAL operations (UPXO V1.0): An Open-source Python package for generating, assessment and meshing of poly-crystalline grain structures

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 16 Mar 2026
Culham Science Centre - United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Culham Science Centre - United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, University of Oxford - Department of Engineering Science and Culham Centre for Fusion Energy - UK Atomic Energy Authority
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Grain structure generation, Representativeness, Monte-Carlo grain structure, Grain structure finite element meshing

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Using Mechanical Equilibrium to Correct Hr-Ebsd Stress Measurements

Number of pages: 97 Posted: 07 Jul 2025
Eralp Demir, A. Kareer, Christopher Hardie and Edmund Tarleton
University of Oxford - Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford - Department of Materials, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy - UK Atomic Energy Authority and University of Oxford - Department of Materials
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Residual stresses, HR-EBSD, cross-correlation, least squares FEM, mechanical equilibrium, traction-free surfaces

8.

Single-Crystal Beryllium Cracking: A Crystal Plasticity XFEM Model ​

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 May 2026
University of Oxford, Culham Science Centre - United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Imperial College London, University of Oxford - Department of Engineering Science, Culham Science Centre - United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy - UK Atomic Energy Authority, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy - UK Atomic Energy Authority, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy - UK Atomic Energy Authority and University of Oxford - Department of Materials
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Crystal plasticity, Beryllium, XFEM, Cohesive zone modelling

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Novel Water-Loaded Rig for Characterising Materials in Future Fusion Reactor Windows

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 14 Nov 2024
University of Cambridge, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Culham Centre for Fusion Energy - UK Atomic Energy Authority
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Nuclear fusion, irradiation, bend test, glass, constant stress rate

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A physics-based crystal plasticity modelling approach for identification of material parameters: Application to pure copper and copper-based alloy

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Apr 2026
Vikram Phalke, Luke Hewitt, Eralp Demir and Christopher Hardie
Culham Science Centre - United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Culham Science Centre - United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, University of Oxford - Department of Engineering Science and Culham Centre for Fusion Energy - UK Atomic Energy Authority
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