Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1740133 | Nuclear Engineering and Technology | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Three types of zirconium base alloy were evaluated to study how their work hardening behavior is affected by alloy composition. Repeated-tensile tests (5% elongation at each test) were performed at room temperature at a strain rate of 1.7 × 10−3 s−1 for the alloys, which were initially controlled for their microstructure and texture. After considering the yield strength and work hardening exponent (n) variations, it was found that the work hardening behavior of the zirconium base alloys was affected more by the Nb content than the Sn content. The facture mode during the repeated tensile test was followed by the slip deformation of the zirconium structure from the texture and microstructural analysis.
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Authors
HYUN-GIL KIM, IL-HYUN KIM, JEONG-YONG PARK, YANG-HYUN KOO,