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Overview

Yutai Katoh is affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States and has an extensive publication record focused on materials science and engineering. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Ceramics and Composites, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their work covers several core topics including Fusion materials and technologies, Nuclear Materials and Properties, Advanced ceramic materials synthesis, Advanced materials and composites, Graphite related to nuclear technology and radiation studies, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, and Nuclear materials and radiation effects.

Katoh has published frequently in specific academic venues notable for materials and nuclear science, reflecting a consistent contribution to the field. These venues include:

  • Journal of Nuclear Materials
  • Fusion Engineering and Design
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Acta Materialia
  • Ceramics International

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • A review on additive manufacturing of refractory tungsten and tungsten alloys, 2022, Additive Manufacturing
  • Additive manufacturing of ceramic materials for energy applications: Road map and opportunities, 2022, Journal of the European Ceramic Society
  • Additive manufacturing of silicon carbide for nuclear applications, 2020, Journal of Nuclear Materials
  • Processing of tungsten through electron beam melting, 2021, Journal of Nuclear Materials
  • Design and strategy for next-generation silicon carbide composites for nuclear energy, 2020, Journal of Nuclear Materials

Katoh often collaborates with several researchers, demonstrating strong co-authorship patterns with colleagues such as Takaaki Koyanagi, Josina W. Geringer, L.L. Snead, S.J. Zinkle, and Xiang Chen. These collaborations reflect a network engaged in nuclear materials and advanced materials research domains.

Best Publications

  • Handbook of SiC properties for fuel performance modeling

    Lance L. Snead;Takashi Nozawa;Yutai Katoh;Thak Sang Byun

  • Continuous SiC fiber, CVI SiC matrix composites for nuclear applications: Properties and irradiation effects

    Yutai Katoh;Kazumi Ozawa;Chunghao Shih;Takashi Nozawa

  • Radiation effects in SiC for nuclear structural applications

    Yutai Katoh;Lance Lewis Snead;Izabela Szlufarska;William J. Weber;William J. Weber

  • Current status and critical issues for development of SiC composites for fusion applications

    Yutai Katoh;Lance L. Snead;Charles H. Henager;A. Hasegawa

  • Current status and recent research achievements in SiC/SiC composites

    Y. Katoh;L.L. Snead;C.H. Henager;T. Nozawa

  • Properties of zirconium carbide for nuclear fuel applications

    Yutai Katoh;Gokul Vasudevamurthy;Takashi Nozawa;Lance Lewis Snead

  • Silicon Carbide Oxidation in Steam up to 2 MPa

    Kurt A. Terrani;Bruce A. Pint;Chad M. Parish;Chinthaka M. Silva

  • Irradiation hardening of pure tungsten exposed to neutron irradiation

    Xunxiang Hu;Takaaki Koyanagi;Makoto Fukuda;N.A.P. Kiran Kumar

  • Promise and challenges of SiCf/SiC composites for fusion energy applications

    Russell H. Jones;L. Giancarli;Akira Hasegawa;Y. Katoh

  • Silicon carbide composites as fusion power reactor structural materials

    L. L. Snead;T. Nozawa;Monica Ferraris;Y. Katoh

  • Design and material issues for high performance SiCf/SiC-based fusion power cores

    A. R. Raffray;R. Jones;G. Aiello;M. Billone

  • Issues and advances in SiCf/SiC composites development for fusion reactors

    B Riccardi;L Giancarli;A Hasegawa;Y Katoh

  • Silicon carbide and its composites for nuclear applications – Historical overview

    Yutai Katoh;Lance L. Snead;Lance L. Snead

  • Radiation-tolerant joining technologies for silicon carbide ceramics and composites

    Yutai Katoh;Lance L. Snead;Ting Cheng;Chunghao Shih

  • Microstructural development in cubic silicon carbide during irradiation at elevated temperatures

    Y. Katoh;N. Hashimoto;S. Kondo;L.L. Snead

  • SiC/SiC composites through transient eutectic-phase route for fusion applications

    Y Katoh;Y Katoh;A Kohyama;T Nozawa;M Sato

  • Recent progress in the development of SiC composites for nuclear fusion applications

    T. Koyanagi;Y. Katoh;T. Nozawa;L.L. Snead

  • Preparation of SiC/SiC Composites by Hot Pressing, Using Tyranno-SA Fiber as Reinforcement

    Shaoming Dong;Yutai Katoh;Akira Kohyama

  • Evaluation of neutron irradiated silicon carbide and silicon carbide composites

    George Newsome;Lance Lewis Snead;Tatsuya Hinoki;Tatsuya Hinoki;Yutai Katoh

  • Fabrication and characterization of fully ceramic microencapsulated fuels

    Kurt A Terrani;Jim Kiggans;Yutai Katoh;Kazuya Shimoda

  • Thermo-mechanical properties and microstructure of silicon carbide composites fabricated by nano-infiltrated transient eutectoid process

    Y Katoh;S.M Dong;A Kohyama

  • Recent advances and issues in development of silicon carbide composites for fusion applications

    T. Nozawa;T. Hinoki;A. Hasegawa;A. Kohyama

  • Stability of SiC and its composites at high neutron fluence

    Yutai Katoh;Takashi Nozawa;Lance L. Snead;Kazumi Ozawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Akira Kohyama
Akira Kohyama Muroran Institute of Technology
Steven J. Zinkle
Steven J. Zinkle University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Brian D. Wirth
Brian D. Wirth University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Edgar Lara-Curzio
Edgar Lara-Curzio Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Lizhen Tan
Lizhen Tan Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Thak Sang Byun
Thak Sang Byun Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Roger E. Stoller
Roger E. Stoller Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Monica Ferraris
Monica Ferraris Polytechnic University of Turin
William J. Weber
William J. Weber University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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