Manufacturing process to reduce large grain growth in zirconium alloys
Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide a procedure for desensitizing zirconium-based alloys to large grain growth (LGG) during thermal treatment above the recrystallization temperature of the alloy. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method for treating zirconium-based alloys which have been cold-worked in the range of 2 to 8% strain to reduce large grain growth. It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for fabricating a zirconium alloy clad nuclear fuel element wherein the zirconium clad is resistant to large grain growth.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (USA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5800153
- Application Number:
- ON: DE85011649
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC12-76SN00052
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; REACTOR MATERIALS; FABRICATION; ZIRCONIUM BASE ALLOYS; METALLURGY; GRAIN GROWTH; HEAT TREATMENTS; MICROSTRUCTURE; ALLOYS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MATERIALS; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS; 220300* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Fuel Elements; 360101 - Metals & Alloys- Preparation & Fabrication
Citation Formats
Rosecrans, P M. Manufacturing process to reduce large grain growth in zirconium alloys. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Rosecrans, P M. Manufacturing process to reduce large grain growth in zirconium alloys. United States.
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"Manufacturing process to reduce large grain growth in zirconium alloys". United States.
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title = {Manufacturing process to reduce large grain growth in zirconium alloys},
author = {Rosecrans, P M},
abstractNote = {It is an object of the present invention to provide a procedure for desensitizing zirconium-based alloys to large grain growth (LGG) during thermal treatment above the recrystallization temperature of the alloy. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method for treating zirconium-based alloys which have been cold-worked in the range of 2 to 8% strain to reduce large grain growth. It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for fabricating a zirconium alloy clad nuclear fuel element wherein the zirconium clad is resistant to large grain growth.},
doi = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {8}
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