Billy Frazier
Computational Scientist
Billy Frazier
Computational Scientist
Patents
- U.S. Patent No. 12,337,366, June 24, 2025, "DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING SHEAR-ASSISTED EXTRUSION, EXTRUSION FEEDSTOCKS, EXTRUSION PROCESSES, AND METHODS FOR PREPARING METAL SHEETS (iEdison No. 0685901-13-0018)".
- U.S. Patent No. 11,684,959, June 27, 2023, "DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING SHEAR-ASSISTED EXTRUSION, EXTRUSION FEEDSTOCKS, EXTRUSION PROCESSES, AND METHODS FOR PREPARING METAL SHEETS (iEdison No. 0685901-13-0018)".
Publications
2025
- Frazier W.E., L. Li, K. Choi, Y. Fu, Z. Xu, A. Soulami, and V.V. Joshi. 2025. "Investigating the Evolution of U-10Mo Fuel Foil Microstructures during Multi-Stage Hot Rolling using Coupled Potts Model-Finite Element Method Simulations." Journal of Nuclear Materials 603, no. _:Art. No. 155427. PNNL-SA-194085. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.155427
- Frazier W.E., Y. Fu, L. Li, and R. Devanathan. 2025. "Dynamic Data-Driven Multiscale Modeling for Predicting the Degradation of a 316L Stainless Steel Nuclear Cladding Material." Journal of Nuclear Materials 603, no. _:Art No. 155429. PNNL-SA-178017. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.155429
- Ly N.H., W.E. Frazier, A. Olsen, I. Schwerdt, L.W. McDonald, and A.R. Hagen. 2025. "Improving Microstructures Segmentation via Pretraining with Synthetic Data." Computational Materials Science 249, no. _:Art. No. 113639. PNNL-SA-195309. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2024.113639
2024
- Frazier W.E., A. Visweswara Sathanur, M. Taufique, R. Devanathan, and K.S. Kappagantula. 2024. "Monte Carlo Simulations of 347H Stainless Steel Aging for the Synthetic Generation of Microstructures Under Creep Conditions." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 55, no. 10:4026-4034. PNNL-SA-177884. doi:10.1007/s11661-024-07477-7
- Frazier W.E., and K.S. Kappagantula. 2024. "A Computational Study of the Effects of Graphene Additions on Electrical Properties of Polycrystalline Copper." Composites Communications 52, no. _:Art no. 102124. PNNL-SA-173715. doi:10.1016/j.coco.2024.102124
2023
- Frazier W.E., K. Kalia, C. Wang, K. Choi, D.P. Field, S. Hu, and A. Soulami, et al. 2023. "An Integrated Simulation of Multiple-Pass U-10Mo Alloy Hot Rolling and Static Recrystallization." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 54, no. 9:3461-3475. PNNL-SA-170537. doi:10.1007/s11661-023-07077-x
- Frazier W.E., L. Li, K. Choi, Y. Fu, Z. Xu, V.V. Joshi, and A. Soulami. 2023. "Microstructure-process relationships in monolithic U-10Mo fuel foil single-pass rolling: A parametric simulation study." Journal of Nuclear Materials 576, no. 17:Art. NO. 154271. PNNL-SA-170389. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2023.154271
- Frazier W.E., N.R. Overman, B.J. Schuessler, S. Niverty, T.J. Roosendaal, S.A. Whalen, and V.V. Joshi. 2023. "Hot rolling of ZK60 magnesium alloy with isotropic tensile properties from tubing made by Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE)." Applied Sciences 13, no. 9:Art. No. 5343. PNNL-SA-159102. doi:10.3390/app13095343
- Meher S., C.M. Silva, M. Nartu, A. Roy, W.E. Frazier, M. Komarasamy, and T. Ajantiwalay, et al. 2023. Evaluation of printability methodologies and feasibility to down select LBPF steel and other materials for nuclear applications. PNNL-34601. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Evaluation of printability methodologies and feasibility to down select LBPF steel and other materials for nuclear applications
- Singh R.K., J.F. Corbey, N.S. Deshmukh, A.A. Howard, W.E. Frazier, S. Hu, and D. Abrecht. 2023. "Computational studies of impurity migration during induction stirring of molten uranium." Computational Materials Science 229. PNNL-SA-182708. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2023.112386
2022
- Fu Y., W.E. Frazier, K. Choi, L. Li, Z. Xu, V.V. Joshi, and A. Soulami. 2022. "Prediction of Grain Structure after Thermomechanical Processing of U-10Mo Alloy using Sensitivity Analysis and Machine Learning Surrogate Model." Scientific Reports 12. PNNL-SA-170738. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-14731-8
2021
- Abrecht D., J.L. Bair, J.F. Corbey, N.S. Deshmukh, W.E. Frazier, A.A. Howard, and S. Hu, et al. 2021. Modeling of induction stirring and particle tracking in molten uranium. PNNL-32020. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1861439.Modeling of induction stirring and particle tracking in molten uranium
- Frazier W.E., V.V. Joshi, N.R. Overman, M.A. Rhodes, T.J. Roosendaal, R.J. Seffens, and E.K. Nickerson, et al. 2021. Hot rolling of ZK60 magnesium sheet with isotropic tensile properties from tubing made by Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE). PNNL-32477. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Hot rolling of ZK60 magnesium sheet with isotropic tensile properties from tubing made by Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE)
2020
- Frazier W.E., C. Wang, Z. Xu, N.R. Overman, S. Hu, and V.V. Joshi. 2020. "Recrystallization and Grain Growth Simulations for Multiple-pass Rolling and Annealing of U-10Mo." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 51, no. 2:533-544. PNNL-SA-146694. doi:10.1007/s11661-019-05582-6
2019
- Choi K., C. Wang, W.E. Frazier, C.A. Lavender, and V.V. Joshi. 2019. Carbide Particle Redistribution in U-10Mo Alloy during Hot and Cold Rolling Processes. PNNL-29771. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1633411.Carbide Particle Redistribution in U-10Mo Alloy during Hot and Cold Rolling Processes
- Wang C., A. Soulami, Z. Xu, G. Cheng, S. Hu, D. Burkes, and W.E. Frazier, et al. 2019. Process Modeling of U-10wt% Mo Alloys Using Integrated Computational Materials Engineering. PNNL-28640. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1518489.Process Modeling of U-10wt% Mo Alloys Using Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
2018
- Cheng G., X. Hu, W.E. Frazier, C.A. Lavender, and V.V. Joshi. 2018. "Effect of Second Phase Particles and Stringers on Microstructures after Rolling and Recrystallization." Materials Science and Engineering A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 736. PNNL-SA-133390. doi:10.1016/j.msea.2018.08.040