Radiation‐Resistant Aluminum Alloy for Space Missions in the Extreme Environment of the Solar System (Adv. Mater. 20/2026)
Radiation-Resistant Aluminum Alloy for Space Missions In their Research Article (DOI: 10.1002/adma.202513450), Patrick Willenshofer, Matheus A. Tunes, and co-authors introduce a new ultrafine-grained aluminium crossover alloy designed for future long-duration deep space missions. Through atomic-level thermodynamic tailoring, the new alloy demonstrates unprecedented tolerance to extreme irradiation conditions, exhibiting no significant irradiation-induced hardening or embrittlement, enabling next-generation of lightweight spacecraft materials for solar system and extraterrestrial exploration.
Authors
- Graeme Greaves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9656-5185)
- Matheus A. Tunes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5988-5363)
- Lukas Stemper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0283-6138)
- Hi Tin Vo
- Markus Alfreider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9562-4497)
- Peter J. Uggowitzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9504-5652)
- Oliver Renk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7954-5297)
- Stefan Pogatscher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6500-9570)
- Patrick D. Willenshofer
- Daniel Kiener
Institutions
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (US)
- AMS (Austria) (AT)
- Montanuniversität Leoben (AT)
- United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.72925
- Primary Topic
- Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00