Published 2006 | Version v1
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Preparation of dense zirconium carbides with controlled composition and microstructure

Creators

  • 1. CEA Saclay, Direction de l Energie Nucleaire, Direction Deleguee aux Activites Nucleaires de Saclay, Departement des Materiaux pour le Nucleaire, Service de Recherches en Metallurgie Appliquee 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex (France)
  • 2. CEA Saclay, Direction de l Energie Nucleaire, Direction Deleguee aux Activites Nucleaires de Saclay, Departement des Materiaux pour le Nucleaire, Service de Recherches de Metallurgie Physique 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex (France)

Description

A preparation process of zirconium carbide has been perfected. It includes a grinding of zirconium and carbon precursors leading to a reactive mixture. The sintering of this mixture leads to very dense products, with homogeneous microstructure and composition in conditions of pressure and temperature much softer than for the usual processes. Such a material could be used as matrix for fuels of high temperature reactors (Gen-IV). (O.M.)

Availability note (English)

Available from: FFC/SCI 28 rue Saint Dominique 75007 Paris (France); also available from: Bibliotheque, CEA-Saclay, Bat 526, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex (France)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Elaboration de carbures de zirconium denses a composition et microstructure controlees

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
3 p.
Report number
INIS-FR--08-0612

Conference

Title
Materials 2006, multidisciplinary conference on materials
Original Conference Title
Materiaux 2006, Conference pluridisciplinaire sur les materiaux
Dates
13-17 Nov 2006
Place
Dijon (France)

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
39050520
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CRUSHING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SINTERING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZIRCONIUM CARBIDES
Descriptors DEC
CARBIDES; CARBON COMPOUNDS; COHERENT SCATTERING; COMMINUTION; DIFFRACTION; FABRICATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SCATTERING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS

Optional Information

Notes
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