Evaluation of axial and tangential ultimate tensile strength of zirconium cladding tubes

Márton Király; Dániel Mihály Antók; Lászlóné Horváth; Zoltán Hózer

Nuclear Engineering and Technology (Apr 2018)

Evaluation of axial and tangential ultimate tensile strength of zirconium cladding tubes

Márton Király,
Dániel Mihály Antók,
Lászlóné Horváth,
Zoltán Hózer

Affiliations

Márton Király: Corresponding author.; Centre for Energy Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA EK), H-1525 Budapest, P.O. Box 49, Hungary
Dániel Mihály Antók: Centre for Energy Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA EK), H-1525 Budapest, P.O. Box 49, Hungary
Lászlóné Horváth: Centre for Energy Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA EK), H-1525 Budapest, P.O. Box 49, Hungary
Zoltán Hózer: Centre for Energy Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA EK), H-1525 Budapest, P.O. Box 49, Hungary

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 50, no. 3
pp. 425 – 431

Abstract

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Different methods of axial and tangential testing and various sample geometries were investigated, and new test geometries were designed to determine the ultimate tensile strength of zirconium cladding tubes. The finite element method was used to model the tensile tests, and the results of the simulations were evaluated. Axial and tangential tensile tests were performed on as-received and machined fuel cladding tube samples of both E110 and E110G Russian zirconium alloys at room temperature to compare their ultimate tensile strengths and the different sample preparation methods. Keywords: E110, E110G, Finite Element, Tensile Test, UTS, Zirconium Cladding

Published in Nuclear Engineering and Technology

ISSN: 1738-5733 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Korea, Republic of
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Nuclear engineering. Atomic power
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