Static tests of energy-absorbing characteristics of 304 stainless steel fins
Four stainless steel specimens representative of possible fin configurations on a shipping cask for spent reactor fuel rods are tested to determine their potential usefulness as part of the cask impact limiter system. The specimens included a simple, straight fin, a fin with thin periodic lateral stiffeners, a fin with larger lateral stiffeners and a cylindrical shell whose axis is normal to the cask surface. Results in the form of load-deflection curves show that the addition of lateral stiffeners can greatly enhance the fin's energy-absorbing capability. The cylindrical specimen was by far the most efficient, absorbing more than twice as much energy per unit volume as any of the other specimens.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- E(29-1)-789
- OSTI ID:
- 7230957
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-76-0633
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ABSORPTION
ALLOYS
CASKS
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CHROMIUM STEELS
CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEELS
CONFIGURATION
CONTAINERS
CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS
CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION
ENERGY
FINS
HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS
IMPACT SHOCK
IMPACT TESTS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
MATERIALS TESTING
MECHANICAL TESTS
NICKEL ALLOYS
SPENT FUEL CASKS
STAINLESS STEEL-304
STAINLESS STEELS
STEELS
TESTING