Effect of in-PWR irradiation on size, structure, and composition of intermetallic precipitates of Zr alloys

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1295, Issue , 1996, Pages 541-556

  Garzarolli, F ^a   Goll, W ^a   Seibold, A ^a   Ray, I ^b  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neutron irradiation; Nuclear application; Precipitate amorphization; Precipitate dissolution; Precipitate distribution; Precipitate size; Precipitate type; Precipitates; Radiation effects; Zirconium alloys

Indexed keywords

AMORPHIZATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CORROSION; DISSOLUTION; INTERMETALLICS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; RADIATION EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

INTERMETALLIC PRECIPITATES; PRECIPITATE DISTRIBUTION;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0030284733     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp16189s     Document Type: Article

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