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- Title
Laser and Pressure Resistance Weld of Thin-Wall Cladding for LWR Accident-Tolerant Fuels.
- Authors
Gan, J.; Jerred, N.; Perez, E.; Haggard, D. C.
- Abstract
FeCrAl alloy with typical composition of approximately Fe-15Cr-5Al is considered a primary candidate cladding material for light water reactor accident-tolerant fuel because of its superior resistance to oxidation in high-temperature steam compared with Zircaloy cladding. Thin-walled FeCrAl cladding at 350 μm wall thickness is required, and techniques for joining endplug to cladding need to be developed. Fusion-based laser weld and solid-state joining with pressure resistance weld were investigated in this study. The results of microstructural characterization, mechanical property evaluation by tensile testing, and hydraulic pressure burst testing of the welds for the cladding-endplug specimen are discussed.
- Subjects
NUCLEAR fuel claddings; LIGHT water reactors; ZIRCALOY-2; LASER welding; FUKUSHIMA Nuclear Accident, Fukushima, Japan, 2011
- Publication
JOM: The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2018, Vol 70, Issue 2, p192
- ISSN
1047-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11837-017-2697-8