Multiaxial Plastic Deformation of Zircaloy-4 Nuclear Fuel Cladding Tubes

Kamerman, David W.; Nelson, Malachi

doi:10.1080/00295450.2022.2160174

Multiaxial Plastic Deformation of Zircaloy-4 Nuclear Fuel Cladding Tubes

Journal Article · Fri Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2023 · Nuclear Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2022.2160174· OSTI ID:1961539

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Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)

Here, this work is motivated by the desire to devise an internal pressure test that can mimic a displacement-controlled loading scenario and demonstrate how to apply the multiaxial stress and strain data from the test to develop an elastic/plastic constitutive model for a thin-walled tubular component. This is achieved by conducting simultaneous measurements of tangential and axial strain during the pressure test and integrating these strain measures into a feedback loop with the pressure controller. It is shown how data from such a test can be used to develop a large mechanical property data set relevant to biaxial loading conditions. The data obtained have high confidence evidenced by their low variability and alignment with other literature studies. Additionally, data from these internal pressure tests combined with full-tube axial tensile tests allow for the derivation of the Hill anisotropic yield function. The developed Hill yield function is validated by comparing the plastic strain ratios from the full-tube tension tests and by comparing the predicted yield stress in the tangential direction with measured values from ring tension tests in a previous study.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

OSTI ID:: 1961539

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-22-68523-Rev000

Journal Information:: Nuclear Technology, Journal Name: Nuclear Technology Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 209; ISSN 0029-5450

Publisher:: Taylor & FrancisCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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