Accession Number:

ADA318156

Title:

The Cladding of Zirconium,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE (AEC) OAK RIDGE TN

Personal Author(s):

• Saller, H. A.
• Keeler, J. R.
• Szumachowski, E. R.

Report Date:

1951-12-20

Pagination or Media Count:

13.0

Abstract:

Zirconium was roll clad with nickel, monel, inconel, titanium, and an 18-8 stainless steel. With the exception of titanium, all of these metals formed compounds at the zirconium interface and the resulting bonds had poor mechanical properties. The titanium-zirconium bond had good strength and ductility and showed no tendency to crack during thermal cycling. Sandwich-type diffusion couples of zirconium with copper, molybdenum, platinum, silver, and tantalum indicated that all of these metals formed hard, brittle diffusion products with zirconium.

Descriptors:

• *ZIRCONIUM
• *CLADDING
• COUPLING(INTERACTION)
• METALS
• MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
• INTERFACES
• MOLYBDENUM
• BRITTLENESS
• COPPER
• HEATING
• PLATINUM
• TITANIUM
• DUCTILITY
• DIFFUSION
• TANTALUM
• SILVER
• NICKEL ALLOY INCONEL
• ROLL BONDING

Subject Categories:

• Inorganic Chemistry
• Properties of Metals and Alloys
• Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering and Control of Production Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE