The Effect Of Hydrogen And Hydrides On The Integrity Of Zirconium Alloy Components: Delayed Hydride Cracking (engineering Materials)
by Manfred P. Puls /
2012 / English / PDF
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By drawing together the current theoretical and experimental
understanding of the phenomena of delayed hydride cracking (DHC) in
zirconium alloys, The Effect of Hydrogen and Hydrides on the
Integrity of Zirconium Alloy Components: Delayed Hydride Cracking
provides a detailed explanation focusing on the properties of
hydrogen and hydrides in these alloys. Whilst the emphasis lies on
zirconium alloys, the combination of both the empirical and
mechanistic approaches creates a solid understanding that can also
be applied to other hydride forming metals. This up-to-date
reference focuses on documented research surrounding DHC, including
current methodologies for design and assessment of the results of
periodic in-service inspections of pressure tubes in nuclear
reactors. Emphasis is placed on showing how our understanding
of DHC is supported by progress in general understanding of such
broad fields as the study of hysteresis associated with first order
phase transformations, phase relationships in coherent crystalline
metallic solids, the physics of point and line defects, diffusion
of substitutional and interstitial atoms in crystalline solids, and
continuum fracture and solid mechanics. Furthermore, an account of
current methodologies is given illustrating how such understanding
of hydrogen, hydrides and DHC in zirconium alloys underpins these
methodologies for assessments of real life cases in the Canadian
nuclear industry. The all-encompassing approach makes The
Effect of Hydrogen and Hydrides on the Integrity of Zirconium Alloy
Component: Delayed Hydride Cracking an ideal reference source for
students, researchers and industry professionals alike.
By drawing together the current theoretical and experimental
understanding of the phenomena of delayed hydride cracking (DHC) in
zirconium alloys, The Effect of Hydrogen and Hydrides on the
Integrity of Zirconium Alloy Components: Delayed Hydride Cracking
provides a detailed explanation focusing on the properties of
hydrogen and hydrides in these alloys. Whilst the emphasis lies on
zirconium alloys, the combination of both the empirical and
mechanistic approaches creates a solid understanding that can also
be applied to other hydride forming metals. This up-to-date
reference focuses on documented research surrounding DHC, including
current methodologies for design and assessment of the results of
periodic in-service inspections of pressure tubes in nuclear
reactors. Emphasis is placed on showing how our understanding
of DHC is supported by progress in general understanding of such
broad fields as the study of hysteresis associated with first order
phase transformations, phase relationships in coherent crystalline
metallic solids, the physics of point and line defects, diffusion
of substitutional and interstitial atoms in crystalline solids, and
continuum fracture and solid mechanics. Furthermore, an account of
current methodologies is given illustrating how such understanding
of hydrogen, hydrides and DHC in zirconium alloys underpins these
methodologies for assessments of real life cases in the Canadian
nuclear industry. The all-encompassing approach makes The
Effect of Hydrogen and Hydrides on the Integrity of Zirconium Alloy
Component: Delayed Hydride Cracking an ideal reference source for
students, researchers and industry professionals alike.