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PROGRESS ON USAEC/AECL COOPERATIVE PROGRAM. Quarterly Report for Period December 1961-February 1962

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4796619

Progress on the USAEC/AECL cooperative program is reported. Investigations were made of bonding methods and creep-rupture properties in areas of interest to the heawywater-moderated and organic-cooled reactor programs. Friction bonding, modified roll forming, and explosive joining of Zircaloy-2 to type 410 stainless steel were studied. Joining as attained by cold rolling flat- plate composites of these materials was evaluated through thermal-cycling and shear tests. Explosive-joining studies emphasized joint modifications intended to enhance a jetting action between the zircaloy and stainless steel components. With the sintered aluminum powder (SAP) alloy materials, further friction-bonding studies at low speeds were conducted, and bonding of up to 90% of the interface was attained. End-cap forming tests on SAP alloy tubes were continued with various lubricants. Creep-rupture tests on SAP materials incorporating design changes necessitated by the notch sensitivity of these materials are being performed. (M.C.G.)

Research Organization:
Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, Ohio
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-92
NSA Number:
NSA-16-015154
OSTI ID:
4796619
Report Number(s):
BMI-X-193
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English