Hydrogen Embrittlement of Zirconium (open access)

Hydrogen Embrittlement of Zirconium

Abstract: "The amount of hydrogen normally present in zirconium and zirconium alloys suffices to reduce their ductility greatly in an impact test at room temperature, after slow cooling from 600 F. Quenching from 600 F or above gives high impact strength, as does removal of hydrogen by high-temperature vacuum annealing. This report discusses the evidence on hydrogen embrittlement, the diffusion, solid solubility, and equilibrium pressure of hydrogen of hydrogen in zirconium, the microstructure, and the effects of hydrogen and heat treatment on the mechanical properties of zirconium."
Date: August 22, 1952
Creator: Dayton, Russell Wendt; Schwope, A. D.; Muehlenkamp, G. T.; Saller, Henry A.; Dickerson, R. F.; Schwartz, C. M. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Eddy-Current Inspection of a Possible PWR Fuel Element (open access)

Eddy-Current Inspection of a Possible PWR Fuel Element

The following report follows the inspections of a number of eddy-current instrument procedures. The objectives of these tests were to detect both weld defects and lack of integrity of the body of the fuel elements.
Date: August 22, 1955
Creator: Stutz, David E.; Gibbs, Richard L.; Dickerson, Ronald F. & Wenk, Samuel A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extrusion Cladding of Uranium Fuel Plates (open access)

Extrusion Cladding of Uranium Fuel Plates

The following report describes two methods of extrusion cladding of uranium fuel plates that were investigated and evaluated.
Date: August 22, 1958
Creator: Fiorentino, Robert J.; Drennen, David C.; Slunder, Charles J. & Hall, A. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library