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[Title] Determining the stress-strain response of irradiated metallic materials via spherical nanoindentation [University] Los Alamos National Laboratory [Estimated Funding*] $1,000,000 [Award Description] 
Researchers will—through spherical nanoindentation stress-strain analysis—determine the elastic response, elasto-plastic transition, and onset of plasticity in ion-irradiated metallic materials, and compare their relative mechanical behavior to the unirradiated state. This research, and attaining a deeper, physics-based understanding of the effects of irradiation on the material microstructure and its associated mechanical properties, could revolutionize mechanical testing of nuclear materials.
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