Influence of precipitated hydride on the fracture behavior of zircaloy fuel cladding tube

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 670-675

  Kuroda, Masatoshi ^a   Yoshioka, Kunihiko ^a   Yamanaka, Shinsuke ^a   An Ada, Hiroyuki ^b   Nagase, Fumihisa ^c   Uetsuka, Hiroshi ^c  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sumitomo Metal Industries Limited   (Japan)

^c JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Fractures; Fuel cladding tube; High burnup; Hydrogen embrittlement; Mechanical properties; Reactivity initiated accident; Zircaloy; Zirconium alloys; Zirconium hydride

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CRACK INITIATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STRAIN; STRESS CONCENTRATION; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

PLASTIC STRAIN; ULTRASONIC PULSE-ECHO METHOD; ZIRCONIUM HYDRIDE;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 0034245019     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2000.9714942     Document Type: Article

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