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Akihiko Kimura

Akihiko Kimura

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Materials Science

D-Index
60
Citations
12853
World Ranking
7060
National Ranking
382

Overview

Akihiko Kimura is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research focuses particularly on materials chemistry and mechanical aspects within various engineering disciplines. Kimura's work spans several specialized subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computational Mechanics.

The primary topics of study in Kimura's research include Fusion Materials and Technologies, Nuclear Materials and Properties, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques, Hydrogen Embrittlement and Corrosion Behaviors in Metals, Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition, and Nuclear Reactor Physics and Engineering.

Kimura has published research in multiple academic venues, with a frequent presence in the Journal of Nuclear Materials, where fourteen publications appear. Other venues include Materials and Corrosion, the SSRN Electronic Journal, Materials Science and Engineering A, and the International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping.

Their recent published papers demonstrate involvement in materials for nuclear applications and oxide-dispersion strengthened (ODS) steels. Notable papers include:

  • Development of accident tolerant FeCrAl-ODS fuel cladding for BWRs in Japan, 2021, Journal of Nuclear Materials
  • Effects of contents of Al, Zr and Ti on oxide particles in Fe-15Cr-2W-0.35Y2O3 ODS steels, 2020, Journal of Nuclear Materials
  • Alloy design and characterization of a recrystallized FeCrAl-ODS cladding for accident-tolerant BWR fuels: An overview of research activity in Japan, 2023, Journal of Nuclear Materials
  • A comparison study of change in hardness and microstructures of a Zr-added FeCrAl ODS steel irradiated with heavy ions, 2022, Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Crystal and metal/oxide interface structures of nanoparticles in 15Cr-2W-0.1Ti-4Al-0.6Hf-0.35Y2O3 ODS steel, 2020, Journal of Nuclear Materials

Frequent collaborators within Kimura's research network include Peng Dou, Kiyohiro Yabuuchi, Chonghong Zhang, Xuxiao Han, and Wei Sang, reflecting ongoing partnerships in the study of advanced nuclear materials and related subjects.

Best Publications

  • Ferritic/martensitic steels – overview of recent results

    R.L. Klueh;D.S. Gelles;S. Jitsukawa;A. Kimura

  • Development of Al added high-Cr ODS steels for fuel cladding of next generation nuclear systems

    A. Kimura;R. Kasada;N. Iwata;H. Kishimoto

  • Recent progress in R&D on tungsten alloys for divertor structural and plasma facing materials

    S. Wurster;N. Baluc;M. Battabyal;T. Crosby

  • Formation mechanism and the role of nanoparticles in Fe-Cr ODS steels developed for radiation tolerance

    Luke L. Hsiung;Michael J. Fluss;Scott J. Tumey;B. William Choi

  • A new approach to evaluate irradiation hardening of ion-irradiated ferritic alloys by nano-indentation techniques

    Ryuta Kasada;Yoshiyuki Takayama;Kiyohiro Yabuuchi;Akihiko Kimura

  • Development of next generation tempered and ODS reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steels for fusion energy applications

    S.J. Zinkle;S.J. Zinkle;J.L. Boutard;D.T. Hoelzer;A. Kimura

  • Status of reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steel development

    N. Baluc;D.S. Gelles;S. Jitsukawa;A. Kimura

  • Recent progress of R&D activities on reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steels

    Q. Huang;N. Baluc;Y. Dai;S. Jitsukawa

  • Development of an extensive database of mechanical and physical properties for reduced-activation martensitic steel F82H

    S Jitsukawa;M Tamura;B van der Schaaf;R.L Klueh

  • Progress and critical issues of reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steel development

    B van der Schaaf;D.S Gelles;S Jitsukawa;A Kimura

  • Production of thick high-performance sintered neodymium magnets by grain boundary diffusion treatment with dysprosium–nickel–aluminum alloy

    Naoko Oono;Masato Sagawa;Ryuta Kasada;Hideki Matsui

  • Status of R&D activities on materials for fusion power reactors

    N. Baluc;K. Abe;J. L. Boutard;V. M. Chernov

  • TEM and HRTEM study of oxide particles in an Al-alloyed high-Cr oxide dispersion strengthened steel with Zr addition

    Peng Dou;Akihiko Kimura;Ryuta Kasada;Takanari Okuda

  • Recent results of the reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steel development

    S Jitsukawa;A Kimura;A Kohyama;R.L Klueh

  • Evaluation of Helium effects on swelling behavior of oxide dispersion strengthened ferritic steels under ion irradiation

    K. Yutani;H. Kishimoto;R. Kasada;A. Kimura

  • Recent progress toward development of reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steels for fusion structural applications

    R.J. Kurtz;A. Alamo;E. Lucon;Q. Huang

  • Hydrogen induced grain boundary fracture in high purity nickel and its alloys—Enhanced hydrogen diffusion along grain boundaries

    A. Kimura;H.K. Birnbaum

  • Corrosion properties of oxide dispersion strengthened steels in super-critical water environment

    H.S Cho;A Kimura;S Ukai;M Fujiwara

  • High Burnup Fuel Cladding Materials R&D for Advanced Nuclear Systems: Nano-sized oxide dispersion strengthening steels

    Akihiko Kimura;Han Sik Cho;Naoki Toda;Ryuta Kasada

  • Pre- and post-deformation microstructures of oxide dispersion strengthened ferritic steels

    Ryuta Kasada;N. Toda;K. Yutani;H. S. Cho

Frequent Co-Authors

Shigeharu Ukai
Shigeharu Ukai Hokkaido University
Akira Kohyama
Akira Kohyama Muroran Institute of Technology
Fujio Abe
Fujio Abe National Institute for Materials Science
G.R. Odette
G.R. Odette University of California, Santa Barbara
Ronald L. Klueh
Ronald L. Klueh Oak Ridge National Laboratory
H.K. Birnbaum
H.K. Birnbaum University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Steven J. Zinkle
Steven J. Zinkle University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Hidetoshi Fujii
Hidetoshi Fujii Osaka University
Hisamichi Kimura
Hisamichi Kimura Tohoku University
Yoshiaki Morisada
Yoshiaki Morisada Osaka University

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