Stress reorientation of hydrides in recrystallized zircaloy-2 sheet

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1136-1141

  Sakamoto, Kan ^a   Nakatsuka, Masafumi ^a  

^a Global Nuclear Fuel Japan Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydride; Hydride morphology; Hydrogen concentration; Reorientation; Texture; Thermal cycling; Threshold stress; Zircaloy 2

Indexed keywords

HYDRIDES; STRESS ANALYSIS; TEXTURES; THERMAL CYCLING; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

HYDRIDE MORPHOLOGY; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; REORIENTATION; THRESHOLD STRESS; ZIRCALOY-2;

SHEET METAL;

EID: 33750392866     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2006.9711205     Document Type: Article

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