Hot Isostatic Press Manufacturing Process Development for Fabrication of RERTR Monolithic Fuel Plates

Conference · Wed Jun 06 00:00:00 EDT 2012

OSTI ID:1042983

Crapps, Justin M ^[1]; Clarke, Kester D ^[1]; Katz, Joel D ^[1]; Alexander, David J ^[1]; Aikin, Beverly ^[1]; Vargas, Victor D ^[1]; Montalvo, Joel D ^[1]; Dombrowski, David E ^[1]; Mihaila, Bogdan ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory

We use experimentation and finite element modeling to study a Hot Isostatic Press (HIP) manufacturing process for U-10Mo Monolithic Fuel Plates. Finite element simulations are used to identify the material properties affecting the process and improve the process geometry. Accounting for the high temperature material properties and plasticity is important to obtain qualitative agreement between model and experimental results. The model allows us to improve the process geometry and provide guidance on selection of material and finish conditions for the process strongbacks. We conclude that the HIP can must be fully filled to provide uniform normal stress across the bonding interface.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/LANL
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1042983
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-12-20629; TRN: US1202979
• Resource Relation: Conference: PowderMet2012 ; 2012-06-10 - 2012-06-13 ; Nashville, Tennessee, United States
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
42 ENGINEERING
BONDING
FABRICATION
FUEL PLATES
GEOMETRY
MANUFACTURING
PLASTICITY
SIMULATION