Analysis of texture and grain shape effects on the yield anisotropy of Zr-2.5 wt% Nb pressure tube alloy using crystal plasticity finite element method

DH Ahn, GG Lee, J Moon, HS Kim, YB Chun - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract After annealing the Zr-2.5 wt% Nb pressure tube material at 700∘ C for 24h, the
largest grain aspect ratio reduced from 3.1 to 1.8, and the average minimum grain size …

Resolving local microstructure variations in Zr-2.5 Nb CANDU pressure tubes using high spatial resolution electron backscatter diffraction and imaging

S Marashi, K Louca, A Tondro, E Tulk… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The alloy Zr-2.5 Nb is used for manufacturing the pressure tubes installed in the
core of Canada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) nuclear reactors. This alloy consists of α …

Study on the mechanical properties and microstructure of Zr-2.5 wt% Nb pressure tube material

DH Ahn, S Lim, GG Lee, YB Chun - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to study the mechanical properties and the anisotropy of a Zr-2.5 wt% Nb pressure
tube material, tensile tests along the principal tube directions, which are axial, transverse …

Effect of Temperature and Irradiation on the Hardness of δ-Zr Hydride

IJS Cherubin, F Long, M Topping, IGR Santos… - 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
During operation in nuclear reactors, zirconium core components undergo a slow process of
hydrogen pickup, followed by the onset of the precipitation of zirconium hydrides. These …

Методические аспекты количественного текстурного анализа листовых полуфабрикатов из ГПУ-сплавов (Ti, Zr)

ДА Дзунович, СЯ Бецофен, ПВ Панин - Деформация и разрушение …, 2016 - elibrary.ru
Проанализированы особенности существующих методов количественного текстурного
анализа полуфабрикатов и изделий из титановых и циркониевых сплавов …

Experimental evaluation of orientation and temperature dependent material stress-strain curves of Zr2. 5% Nb Indian pressure tube material and development of a …

MK Samal, A Syed, D Sen, J Chattopadhyay - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Because of their hexagonal close-packed (HCP) structure and easy prismatic slip, the
tensile properties of Zirconium based alloys show strong texture dependence and hence …

Nano-hardness estimation by means of Ar+ ion etching

R Bartali, V Micheli, G Gottardi, A Vaccari, MK Safeen… - Thin Solid Films, 2015 - Elsevier
When the coatings are in nano-scale, the mechanical properties cannot be easily estimated
by means of the conventional methods due to: tip shape, instrument resolution, roughness …

Methodological aspects of the quantitative texture analysis of HCP Alloy (Ti, Zr) sheet semiproducts

DA Dzunovich, SY Betsofen, PV Panin - Russian Metallurgy (Metally), 2017 - Springer
The specific features of the existing methods of quantitative texture analysis of semiproducts
and products made of titanium and zirconium alloys are analyzed. A technique is proposed …

Effect of Tempera-ture and Irradiation on the Hardness of d-Zr Hydride

IJS Cherubin, F Long, M Topping… - Zirconium in the … - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
During operation in nuclear reactors, zirconium core components undergo a slow process of
hydrogen pickup, followed by the onset of the precipitation of zirconium hydrides. These …

Development of a method for calculating the LTEC anisotropy of Zr alloys

SY Betsofen, KA Speransky, AV Bespalov… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The accuracy of determining the LTEC with respect to metals and alloys with an HCP lattice
based on inverse pole figures (IPF) is analyzed depending on the number of experimental …