Composite nuclear fuel cladding tubing and other core internal structures with improved corrosion resistance

Patent · Tue Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6711360

Hwang, S K; Sabol, G P; Barry, R F

An elongated nuclear fuel cladding tube is described consisting of: an inner continuous annular layer composed of zirconium alloy; and an outer annular layer composed of a titanium material selected from the group consisting of titanium, titanium alloys, titanium compounds and their combinations with each other; the outer annular layer concentric with the inner annular layer and bonded to the outer circumference of the inner annular layer; the outer annular layer having a wall thickness of between about 0.000014 to about 0.004 inches.

• Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA
• Patent Number(s): US 4751044
• Application Number: TRN: 88-037121
• OSTI ID: 6711360
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 15 Aug 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
FUEL CANS
DESIGN
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
CORROSION RESISTANCE
CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS
FABRICATION
FUEL ELEMENTS
FUEL-CLADDING INTERACTIONS
JACKETS
LAYERS
TITANIUM
TITANIUM ALLOYS
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TUBES
ALLOYS
ELEMENTS
METALS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
220300* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Fuel Elements
360105 - Metals & Alloys- Corrosion & Erosion