The first in-situ ion irradiation and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of cold spray deposited Cr coatings was performed at the Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscope (IVEM) facility at Argonne National Laboratory for preliminary investigation into the radiation damage tolerance of these materials for use in accident tolerance fuel cladding. The severely plastically deformed microstructure of the cold spray deposited Cr delayed the onset and growth of radiation induced defects when compared to an annealed coating simulating bulk Cr. Evidence to support this conclusion was based on defect density and defect size measurements of TEM images obtained at different irradiation intervals.

在Argonne国家实验室的中压电子显微镜（IVEM）设施上进行了冷喷涂沉积Cr涂层的首次原位离子辐照和透射电子显微镜（TEM），以初步研究这些材料的辐射损伤耐受性。耐事故性燃料包壳。与模拟块状Cr的退火涂层相比，冷喷涂沉积Cr的严重塑性变形的微观结构延迟了辐射引起的缺陷的发生和生长。支持该结论的证据是基于在不同照射间隔下获得的TEM图像的缺陷密度和缺陷尺寸测量结果。