A STUDY OF THE FABRICATION FAILURES FOR ZIRCONIUM AND ZIRCALOY-2 PROCESS TUBES AND OF THE ANNEALING AND COLD ROLLING OF ZIRCALOY-2
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4155134
A study of the fabrication failures for zirconium and Zircaloy-2 process tabes was made. In the tabe reducing operation, a non-uniform reduction in area for the cross section was found to be a major cause of failure. In annealing studies, a cycle of 2 hours at 820 deg C in vacuum followed by funnace cooling produced the greatest ductility of extruded Zircaloy-2 for the annealing treatments studied. The ductility of cold worked and annealed Zircaloy-2 was found to be superior to that of extruded and annealed material. The strain rate of a cold working process was found to affect the ductility of Zircaloy-2. (C.J.G.)
- Research Organization:
- General Electric Co. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, Richland, Wash.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-015952
- OSTI ID:
- 4155134
- Report Number(s):
- HW-36763
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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ALKALI METALS
ANNEALING
BROMATES
BROMINE
BROMINE FLUORIDES
BRONZE
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLD WORKING
COOLING
COPPER ALLOYS
DEFORMATION
DISTILLATION
DUCTILITY
EXTRUSION
FABRICATION
FAILURES
FLUORIDES
FURNACES
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN PEROXIDES
LITHIUM OXIDES
LOW TEMPERATURE
MANOMETERS
METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
NITRIC ACID
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OXYGEN
PRECIPITATION
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
REACTION KINETICS
ROLLING
SULFATES
SULFURIC ACID
THICKNESS
TIN ALLOYS
TUBES
TUNGSTEN
TUNGSTEN FLUORIDES
TUNGSTEN OXIDES
VACUUM
VOLATILITY
WATER
WEIGHT
ZIRCALOY
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ANNEALING
BROMATES
BROMINE
BROMINE FLUORIDES
BRONZE
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLD WORKING
COOLING
COPPER ALLOYS
DEFORMATION
DISTILLATION
DUCTILITY
EXTRUSION
FABRICATION
FAILURES
FLUORIDES
FURNACES
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN PEROXIDES
LITHIUM OXIDES
LOW TEMPERATURE
MANOMETERS
METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
NITRIC ACID
OXIDES
OXYGEN
PRECIPITATION
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
REACTION KINETICS
ROLLING
SULFATES
SULFURIC ACID
THICKNESS
TIN ALLOYS
TUBES
TUNGSTEN
TUNGSTEN FLUORIDES
TUNGSTEN OXIDES
VACUUM
VOLATILITY
WATER
WEIGHT
ZIRCALOY
ZIRCONIUM