Texture Evolution in U-10Mo Nuclear Fuel Foils during Plasma Spray Coating with Zr
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Methods
2.1. U-10Mo Preparation
2.2. Plasma Spray Coating
2.3. Texture Measurement
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. -U Texture
3.1.1. Texture of the Uncoated Sample
3.1.2. Texture of the Coated Samples
3.2. -Zr Texture
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample # | Average Surface Temperature (C) |
---|---|
151007 | 590 |
151008 | 630 |
151013 | 725 |
151014 | 809 |
151015 | 757 |
Direction of Substrate Orientation (-U with bcc) | Direction of Coating (-Zr with bcc) | ||||
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0.5 | 105.2 | 190.2 | 255.4 | 402.7 | |
1 | 2.6 | 45.1 | 77.7 | 151.3 | |
2 | 48.7 | 27.4 | 11.1 | 25.7 | |
3 | 65.8 | 51.6 | 40.8 | 16.2 | |
0.5 | 45.1 | 105.2 | 151.3 | 255.4 | |
1 | 27.4 | 2.6 | 25.7 | 77.7 | |
2 | 63.7 | 48.7 | 37.2 | 11.1 | |
3 | 75.8 | 65.8 | 58.1 | 40.8 |
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Takajo, S.; Hollis, K.J.; Cummins, D.R.; Tegtmeier, E.L.; Dombrowski, D.E.; Vogel, S.C. Texture Evolution in U-10Mo Nuclear Fuel Foils during Plasma Spray Coating with Zr. Quantum Beam Sci. 2018, 2, 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs2020012
Takajo S, Hollis KJ, Cummins DR, Tegtmeier EL, Dombrowski DE, Vogel SC. Texture Evolution in U-10Mo Nuclear Fuel Foils during Plasma Spray Coating with Zr. Quantum Beam Science. 2018; 2(2):12. https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs2020012
Chicago/Turabian StyleTakajo, Shigehiro, Kendall J. Hollis, Dustin R. Cummins, Eric L. Tegtmeier, David E. Dombrowski, and Sven C. Vogel. 2018. "Texture Evolution in U-10Mo Nuclear Fuel Foils during Plasma Spray Coating with Zr" Quantum Beam Science 2, no. 2: 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs2020012