Ultrasonic evaluation of hydride concentration in zirconium-niobium alloys

Ultrasonics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-249

  Billson, D R ^a,c   Hutchins, D A ^a   Mair, H D ^b   Moles, M D C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b ONTARIO HYDRO TECHNOLOGIES   (Canada)

^c ABB Limited UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concentration; Nondestructive measurement; Solid solubility; Ultrasonic velocity

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ELASTIC WAVES; HYDROGEN; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PHASE COMPOSITION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL EXPANSION; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

SOLID SOLUBILITY TEMPERATURE (SST); ZIRCONIUM NIOBIUM ALLOYS;

HYDRIDES;

EID: 0031141198     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-624X(97)00006-1     Document Type: Article

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