Micro-mechanical characterisation of uranium

This paper describes a study measuring the mechanical properties of cast uranium (U) and wrought U–6Nb using micro-indentation. Load-depth curves were generated, which were used to obtain data such as elastic modulus as well as hardness. This work has shown reasonable agreement between the experimen...

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Published inJournal of nuclear materials Vol. 385; no. 1; pp. 122 - 125
Main Authors Wheeler, D.W., Morris, S.T.
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.03.2009
Elsevier
Subjects
Applied sciences
Controled nuclear fusion plants
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Fission nuclear power plants
Fuels
Installations for energy generation and conversion: thermal and electrical energy
Nuclear fuels
Preparation and processing of nuclear fuels
Mechanical properties
Nuclear fuel
Uranium
Nuclear reactor
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Summary:This paper describes a study measuring the mechanical properties of cast uranium (U) and wrought U–6Nb using micro-indentation. Load-depth curves were generated, which were used to obtain data such as elastic modulus as well as hardness. This work has shown reasonable agreement between the experimental results acquired as part of this study and experimentally-derived mechanical properties obtained via other mechanical tests. However, a wide scatter in the data is evident, thereby necessitating a large number of indents on each specimen in order to ensure confidence in the values obtained.
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ISSN:0022-3115
1873-4820
DOI:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2008.09.035