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TENSILE PROPERTIES ZIRCALOY WITH ORIENTED HYDRIDES

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4769694

Room temperature tensile tests were conducted to determine the effect of hydrogen content and hydride orientation on the tensile properties of Zircaloy-4 tubing. It was found that hydride platelets orierted nearly perpendicular to the deforming tensile stress caused large reductions in strength and ductility, whereas the platelets oriented nearly parallel to deforming stress had little effect on the tensile properties. All specimens containing more than 50 ppm hydrogen as normal'' (perpendicular) hydrides exhibited no macroscopic ductility, irrespective of the total hydrogen content. (auth)

Research Organization:
Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) & Co. Savannah River Lab., Aiken, S.C.
NSA Number:
NSA-17-004932
OSTI ID:
4769694
Report Number(s):
TID-17372
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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