Zirconium alloy with superior ductility

Details Zirconium alloy with superior ductility Zirconium alloy with superior ductility

1991-09-18

1993-05-18

Roy, Upendra

Metal treatment

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Titanium, zirconium, or hafnium base

148672, 420422, C22C 1600

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052117740

ABSTRACT:
A stabilized alpha metal matrix provides an improved ductility, creep strength, and corrosion resistance under neutron irradiation environment in a zirconium alloy containing tin in a range of 0.8 to 1.2 percent; iron in a range of 0.2 to 0.5 percent, and typically 0.35 percent; chromium in a range of 0.1 to 0.4 percent, and typically 0.25 percent; niobium in a range of from a measurable amount up to 0.6 percent, and typically 0.30 percent; silicon in a range of 50 to 200 ppm, and typically 100 ppm; and oxygen in a range 900 to 1800 ppm, typically 1600 ppm. The silicon is added as an alloying element to reduce hydrogen absorption by the alloy and to reduce variations in the corrosion resistance with variations in the processing history of the alloy.

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