| Author | Search for: Fluke, A. I.; Search for: Fong, R. W. L.; Search for: Flacau, R.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Security and Disruptive Technologies
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2013, October 27-31 2013, Montreal, QC, Canada |
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| Subject | Neutron diffraction; Phase composition; Zr-2.5Nb pressure tube |
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| Abstract | Zr-2.5Nb alloy is used for the pressure tubes in CANDU® reactor fuel channels. Three phases (α, β, and ω) of zirconium are known to exist in Zr-2.5Nb alloy pressure tube materials. An as received pressure tube is composed mainly of α-phase and approximately 8% β-phase material. In the last step of production, the pressure tube is given a steam-autoclave treatment (i.e., thermal ageing at 400°C for 24 h). This treatment results in decomposing the β-phase into an Nb-enriched β-phase and a metastable ω-phase material. In this present experiment, as received pressure tube materials were modified by high-temperature annealing and thermal ageing treatments. This paper presents a neutron diffraction investigation into the phase compositions in the modified materials at room temperature using the C-2 high-resolution neutron powder diffractometer at the Canadian Neutron Beam Centre. |
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| Publication date | 2015-01 |
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| Publisher | Materials Science and Technology |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NPARC number | 23000574 |
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| Record identifier | c9db53a7-696c-4b04-b0f6-ec1b9bb7853c |
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| Record created | 2016-08-03 |
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| Record modified | 2020-04-22 |
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