BARC/PUB/2017/0905

 
 

Effect of deuterium content on fracture toughness of Zr-2.5Nb pressure tube material in the temperature range of ambient to 300 °C

 
     
 
Author(s)

Bind, A. K.; Singh, R. N.; Sunil, S.; Chattopadhyay, J.
(MMD;RSD)

Source

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2017. Vol. 496: pp. 182-192

ABSTRACT

Axial fracture toughness of cold worked and stress relieved Zr-2.5Nb pressure tube material containing deuterium between 5 and 200wppm was determined as per ASTM E1820-15 between 25 and 300 oC using 17 mm wide Curved Compact Tension samples. For deuterium charged materials, the variation of the fracture toughness with test temperature showed typical S curve behavior. At 25 oC, the fracture toughness dropped drastically between 5 and 30wppm of deuterium concentration and afterwards it was constant between 30 and 200wppm. Samples having similar axial split density had similar fracture toughness. The lower-shelf and upper-shelf temperature was attributed to a critical axial split density and disappearance of axial split on fracture surface, respectively.

 
 
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