Modeling the long-term evolution of the primary damage in ferritic alloys using coarse-grained methods

Knowledge of the long-term evolution of the microstructure after introduction of primary damage is an essential ingredient in understanding mechanical property changes that occur during irradiation. Within the European integrated project "PERFECT," different techniques have been developed or improved to model microstructure evolution of Fe alloys under irradiation. This review paper aims to present the current state of the art of these techniques, as developed in the project, as well as the main results obtained. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.