Effects of oxide and hydrogen on the circumferential mechanical properties of Zircaloy-4 cladding

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 236, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 1867-1873

  Kim, Jun Hwan ^a   Lee, Myoung Ho ^a   Choi, Byoung Kwon ^a   Jeong, Yong Hwan ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CLADDING (COATING); DUCTILITY; HYDRIDES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDES; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); STRAIN RATE; STRESS RELIEF; TENSILE TESTING; TOUGHNESS;

HIGH BURNUP ENVIRONMENT; REACTIVITY-INITIATED ACCIDENT (RIA); RING TENSION TEST; ZIRCALOY-4 CLADDING;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 33745482826     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2006.02.010     Document Type: Article

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