Abstract We discuss the challenge of selecting materials for nuclear applications and outline the need for comprehensive databases to assist scientists and engineers in choosing materials that meet interdependent physical, chemical, and nuclear criteria. In conventional engineering, chemical and physical properties and the electronic structure of materials are typically the primary considerations; nuclear applications must also consider the nuclear physics characteristics of a material. Development of databases that correlate physical, chemical, and nuclear properties would accelerate and facilitate innovations in nuclear design.

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核应用材料选择：挑战与机遇

摘要 我们讨论了为核应用选择材料的挑战，并概述了对综合数据库的需求，以帮助科学家和工程师选择满足相互依赖的物理、化学和核标准的材料。在传统工程中，化学和物理特性以及材料的电子结构通常是主要考虑因素；核应用还必须考虑材料的核物理特性。开发与物理、化学和核特性相关的数据库将加速和促进核设计的创新。