DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURAL ZIRCONIUM ELEMENTS FOR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Date
2021-09-02
Authors
Ozhmegov, Kirill
Kawalek, Anna
Garbiec, Dariusz
Dyja, Henryk
Arbuz, Alexandr
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MDPI
Abstract
irconium is used as a structural material for use in aggressive environments, including the core of nuclear reactors. The traditional technology of manufacturing the structural elements of zirconium nuclear reactors is characterized by a long technological process and a significant amount of waste in the form of metal shavings. The paper presents the results of an alternative technology, spark plasma sintering, for manufacturing zirconium products. A complex of microstructural and mechanical studies of the obtained samples was carried out according to the ASTMB-351 standard. The sintering of zirconium powder and options for subsequent processing by various methods, including non-standard ones such as radial shear rolling, are justified.
Keywords: zirconium; powder metallurgy; spark plasma sintering; microstructure; rheological; dilatometric studies
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zirconium, powder metallurgy, spark plasma sintering, Type of access: Open Access, Research Subject Categories::MEDICINE
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Ozhmegov, K., Kawalek, A., Garbiec, D., Dyja, H., & Arbuz, A. (2021). Development of Alternative Method for Manufacturing Structural Zirconium Elements for Nuclear Engineering. In Materials (Vol. 14, Issue 17, p. 5006). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14175006