
Progress of Cryogenics and Isotopes Separation
, ISSN: 1582-2575
2000, Volume 3, Issue 5+6
2000, Volume 3, Issue 5+6
Crack Propagation in the CANDU Reactor Pressure Tubes, Due to Hydrogen Absorbtion
Institute for Nuclear Research – INR Pitesti
*Corresponding author: Maria Roth, e-mail: maria.roth@nuclear.ro
Published: October 2000Abstract
The present experimental study implies the measurement of the crack parameters on hydrided cold-worked Zr-2,5 wt% Nb CANDU pressure tube, during the subcritical crack steady.
Experimentally, the crack process was measured using a relatively inexpensive method, suitable to be applied also in a controlled environment, so called potential drop method (PD).
Keywords
Zr-2,5 wt% Nb alloy, crack initiation and propagation process, potential drop method.
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