DocumentCode
3294406
Title
Laser-based high temperature ultrasonic studies of hydrided zirconium alloys
Author
Hutchins, D.A. ; Edwards, C. ; Schindel, D. ; Moles, M.D.C. ; Mair, H.D.
Author_Institution
Warwick Univ., Coventry, UK
fYear
1991
fDate
8-11 Dec 1991
Firstpage
907
Abstract
Pulsed lasers have been used to generate elastic waves in Zr-Nb alloys, containing known amounts of hydrogen in the form of precipitated hydrides. Experiments performed as a function of temperature on both resonant tuning forks and thin disks are described. The results indicate that the technique can observe the terminal solid solubility of hydrogen in this alloy
Keywords
fission reactor materials; hydrogen embrittlement; laser beam effects; niobium alloys; precipitation; solid solubility; ultrasonic materials testing; ultrasonic propagation; zirconium alloys; 400 C; NDE; Zr-Nb alloys; ZrNb:H; high temperature; hydrided alloys; laser-based US studies; nuclear materials; precipitated hydrides; resonant tuning forks; terminal solid solubility; thin disks; Hydrogen; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Temperature; Vibrations; Zirconium;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1991. Proceedings., IEEE 1991
Conference_Location
Orlando, FL
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ULTSYM.1991.234245
Filename
234245
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