Zirconium-based alloy, manufacturing process, and use in a nuclear reactor
US5832050A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S376/90
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The alloy has a base composition similar to that of a zirconium alloy of known type used for the manufacture of an element intended for use in the core of a nuclear reactor, such as a cladding tube, a guide tube, or another structural element of a fuel assembly. In addition, the alloy contains sulphur in a proportion by weight of between 8 and 100 ppm and preferably between 8 and 30 ppm.
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