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Title: SiC/SiC Cladding Materials Properties Handbook

Abstract

When a new class of material is considered for a nuclear core structure, the in-pile performance is usually assessed based on multi-physics modeling in coordination with experiments. This report aims to provide data for the mechanical and physical properties and environmental resistance of silicon carbide (SiC) fiber–reinforced SiC matrix (SiC/SiC) composites for use in modeling for their application as accidenttolerant fuel cladding for light water reactors (LWRs). The properties are specific for tube geometry, although many properties can be predicted from planar specimen data. This report presents various properties, including mechanical properties, thermal properties, chemical stability under normal and offnormal operation conditions, hermeticity, and irradiation resistance. Table S.1 summarizes those properties mainly for nuclear-grade SiC/SiC composites fabricated via chemical vapor infiltration (CVI). While most of the important properties are available, this work found that data for the in-pile hydrothermal corrosion resistance of SiC materials and for thermal properties of tube materials are lacking for evaluation of SiC-based cladding for LWR applications.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [2]
  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1399957
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM-2017/385
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Snead, Mary A., Katoh, Yutai, Koyanagi, Takaaki, and Singh, Gyanender P. SiC/SiC Cladding Materials Properties Handbook. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.2172/1399957.
Snead, Mary A., Katoh, Yutai, Koyanagi, Takaaki, & Singh, Gyanender P. SiC/SiC Cladding Materials Properties Handbook. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1399957
Snead, Mary A., Katoh, Yutai, Koyanagi, Takaaki, and Singh, Gyanender P. 2017. "SiC/SiC Cladding Materials Properties Handbook". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1399957. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1399957.
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title = {SiC/SiC Cladding Materials Properties Handbook},
author = {Snead, Mary A. and Katoh, Yutai and Koyanagi, Takaaki and Singh, Gyanender P.},
abstractNote = {When a new class of material is considered for a nuclear core structure, the in-pile performance is usually assessed based on multi-physics modeling in coordination with experiments. This report aims to provide data for the mechanical and physical properties and environmental resistance of silicon carbide (SiC) fiber–reinforced SiC matrix (SiC/SiC) composites for use in modeling for their application as accidenttolerant fuel cladding for light water reactors (LWRs). The properties are specific for tube geometry, although many properties can be predicted from planar specimen data. This report presents various properties, including mechanical properties, thermal properties, chemical stability under normal and offnormal operation conditions, hermeticity, and irradiation resistance. Table S.1 summarizes those properties mainly for nuclear-grade SiC/SiC composites fabricated via chemical vapor infiltration (CVI). While most of the important properties are available, this work found that data for the in-pile hydrothermal corrosion resistance of SiC materials and for thermal properties of tube materials are lacking for evaluation of SiC-based cladding for LWR applications.},
doi = {10.2172/1399957},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1399957}, journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
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