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Title: Effect of specimen size and grain orientation on the mechanical and physical properties of NBG-18 nuclear graphite

Abstract

We present here a comparison of the measured baseline mechanical and physical properties of with grain (WG) and against grain (AG) non-ASTM size NBG-18 graphite. The objectives of the experiments were twofold: (1) assess the variation in properties with grain orientation; (2) establish a correlation between specimen tensile strength and size. The tensile strength of the smallest sized (4 mm diameter) specimens were about 5% higher than the standard specimens (12 mmdiameter) but still within one standard deviation of the ASTM specimen size indicating no significant dependence of strength on specimen size. The thermal expansion coefficient and elastic constants did not show significant dependence on specimen size. Experimental data indicated that the variation of thermal expansion coefficient and elastic constants were still within 5% between the different grain orientations, confirming the isotropic nature of NBG-18 graphite in physical properties.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [2];  [2]
  1. Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  3. USDOE Office of Fusion Energy, Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1225152
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-109881
Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115; 830403000
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Nuclear Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 462; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Vasudevamurthy, Gokul, Byun, Thak Sang, Pappano, Pete, Snead, Lance L., and Burchell, Tim D. Effect of specimen size and grain orientation on the mechanical and physical properties of NBG-18 nuclear graphite. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.02.012.
Vasudevamurthy, Gokul, Byun, Thak Sang, Pappano, Pete, Snead, Lance L., & Burchell, Tim D. Effect of specimen size and grain orientation on the mechanical and physical properties of NBG-18 nuclear graphite. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.02.012
Vasudevamurthy, Gokul, Byun, Thak Sang, Pappano, Pete, Snead, Lance L., and Burchell, Tim D. 2015. "Effect of specimen size and grain orientation on the mechanical and physical properties of NBG-18 nuclear graphite". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.02.012.
@article{osti_1225152,
title = {Effect of specimen size and grain orientation on the mechanical and physical properties of NBG-18 nuclear graphite},
author = {Vasudevamurthy, Gokul and Byun, Thak Sang and Pappano, Pete and Snead, Lance L. and Burchell, Tim D.},
abstractNote = {We present here a comparison of the measured baseline mechanical and physical properties of with grain (WG) and against grain (AG) non-ASTM size NBG-18 graphite. The objectives of the experiments were twofold: (1) assess the variation in properties with grain orientation; (2) establish a correlation between specimen tensile strength and size. The tensile strength of the smallest sized (4 mm diameter) specimens were about 5% higher than the standard specimens (12 mmdiameter) but still within one standard deviation of the ASTM specimen size indicating no significant dependence of strength on specimen size. The thermal expansion coefficient and elastic constants did not show significant dependence on specimen size. Experimental data indicated that the variation of thermal expansion coefficient and elastic constants were still within 5% between the different grain orientations, confirming the isotropic nature of NBG-18 graphite in physical properties.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.02.012},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1225152}, journal = {Journal of Nuclear Materials},
issn = {0022-3115},
number = ,
volume = 462,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}