Metal treatment – Process of modifying or maintaining internal physical... – Heating or cooling of solid metal
Reexamination Certificate
2004-09-08
2011-10-25
Le, Emily M. (Department: 1734)
Metal treatment
Process of modifying or maintaining internal physical...
Heating or cooling of solid metal
C148S421000, C376S277000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08043448
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein are zirconium-based alloys that may be fabricated to form nuclear reactor components, particularly fuel cladding tubes, that exhibit sufficient corrosion resistance and hydrogen absorption characteristics, without requiring a late stage α+β or β-quenching processes. The zirconium-base alloys will include between about 1.30-1.60 wt % tin; 0.0975-0.15 wt % chromium; 0.16-0.24 wt % iron; and up to about 0.08 wt % nickel, with the total content of the iron, chromium and nickel comprising at least about 0.3175 wt % of the alloy. The resulting components will exhibit a surface region having a mean precipitate sizing of between about 50 and 100 nm and a Sigma A of less than about 2×10−19hour with the workpiece processing generally being limited to temperatures below 680° C. for extrusion and below 625° C. for all other operations, thereby simplifying the fabrication of the nuclear reactor components while providing corrosion resistance comparable with conventional alloys.
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Elkins Robert
Kagami Hiroaki
Lin Yang-Pi
Lutz Daniel R.
Mukai Hideyuki
Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas LLC
Harness Dickey & Pierce
Le Emily M.
Zhu Weiping
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