ZIRCONIUM HIGHLIGHTS

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1958

OSTI ID:4327331

Studies were made of the creep properties of coldswaged and cold-swaged and base-amealed Zircaloy-2 and -3. Several differences observed in the two conditions were examined. Further work was done in an attempt to identlfy the source of inclusions found previously in some vacuum melted Zircaloy-2 after routine corrosion tests. Thls work is summarized. Results from studies of the effects of impurities on the corrosion and mechanical properties of vacuum melted Zircaloy-2 are reported. The impurities considered were Al, Cu, Mm, N, and Si. A method is described for removing residue iron contamination from Zircaloy surfaces. Zirconlum sponge and Zircaloy-2 ingotu were analyzed by fluorimetric chemistry to determine the content of naturaily occurring uranium. Results are tubulated. (For preceding period see WAPD-ZH-10.) (D.E.B.)

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp. Bettis Plant, Pittsburgh
• DOE Contract Number: AT(11-1)-GEN-14
• NSA Number: NSA-13-001397
• OSTI ID: 4327331
• Report Number(s): WAPD-ZH-11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALUMINUM
ANNEALING
COLD WORKING
COPPER
CORROSION
CREEP
IMPURITIES
IRON
MANGANESE
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MELTING
METALLURGY AND CERAMICS
NITROGEN
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
REFINING
SILICON
URANIUM
VACUUM
ZIRCALOY
ZIRCONIUM