Zirconium based alloy and method for making a component for a nuclear fuel assembly with same
US6863745B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention proposes a zirconium-based alloy also containing, by weight, apart from unavoidable impurities, from 0.02 to 1% of iron having from 0.8% to 2.3% of niobium, less than 2000 ppm of tin, less than 2000 ppm of oxygen, less than 100 ppm of carbon, from 5 to 35 ppm of sulphur and from 0.01% to 0.25% in total of chromium and/or vanadium, the ratio R of the niobium content, less 0.5%, to the iron content, optionally supplemented by the chromium and/or vanadium content.
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