Published May 2013
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Journal article
Coexistence of the α and δ phases in an as-cast uranium-rich U–Zr alloy
Creators
- 1. Condensed Matter and Materials Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550 (United States)
- 2. Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 (United States)
Description
Uranium–zirconium alloys are being investigated for use in ultrahigh burn-up, metallic inert matrix nuclear fuels. Characterization of these alloys in the transmission electron microscope with spatial resolutions that are inaccessible by other techniques shows that the orthorhombic α and hexagonal, intermetallic δ phases coexist in an as-cast uranium-rich U-10 wt.% Zr alloy. Analyses reveal the chemistries of and crystallographic relationship between the two phases
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.01.313Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.01.313;
- PII
- S0022-3115(13)00354-1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Nuclear Materials
- Journal Volume
- 436
- Journal Issue
- 1-3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 100-104
- ISSN
- 0022-3115
- CODEN
- JNUMAM
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 45067311
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALLOYS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR FUELS; ORTHORHOMBIC LATTICES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URANIUM
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDES; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; MATERIALS; METALS; MICROSCOPY; REACTOR MATERIALS; RESOLUTION
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.