Chemical and microstructural characterization of remelted Zircaloy by X-ray fluorescence techniques and metallographic analysis

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 294, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 283-288

  Sato, Ivone M ^a   Pereira, Luiz A T ^a   Scapin, Marcos A ^a   Cotrim, Marycel B ^a   Mucsi, Cristiano S ^a   Rossi, Jesualdo L ^a   Martinez, Luis G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Microstructural and optical characterization; X ray fluorescence analysis; Zircaloy chemical characterization; Zircaloy scraps recycling

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; COPPER; HAFNIUM; IRON; NICKEL; STEEL; TIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIRCALOY; ZIRCONIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; COOLING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY FLUORESENCE SPECTROMETRY; MELTING POINT; METALLOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID STATE; VACUUM ARC REMELTING; WAVELENGTH DISPERSIVE X RAY FLUORESENCE SPECTROMETRY; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84867840483     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: 15882780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-011-1550-8     Document Type: Article

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