Effects of Bi2O3 Doping on the Mechanical Properties of PbO Ceramic Pellets Used in Lead-Cooled Fast Reactors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Mechanical Properties of Bi2O3-PbO Ceramic Pellets
3.2. Flushing Test
3.3. Microstructures of Bi2O3-PbO Ceramic Pellets
4. Conclusions
5. Patents
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ma, Y.; Yang, A.; Zhu, H.; Muhammad, A.; Yang, P.; Huang, B.; Niu, F. Effects of Bi2O3 Doping on the Mechanical Properties of PbO Ceramic Pellets Used in Lead-Cooled Fast Reactors. Materials 2019, 12, 1948. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12121948
Ma Y, Yang A, Zhu H, Muhammad A, Yang P, Huang B, Niu F. Effects of Bi2O3 Doping on the Mechanical Properties of PbO Ceramic Pellets Used in Lead-Cooled Fast Reactors. Materials. 2019; 12(12):1948. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12121948
Chicago/Turabian StyleMa, Yan, Anxia Yang, Huiping Zhu, Arslan Muhammad, Pengwei Yang, Bokun Huang, and Fenglei Niu. 2019. "Effects of Bi2O3 Doping on the Mechanical Properties of PbO Ceramic Pellets Used in Lead-Cooled Fast Reactors" Materials 12, no. 12: 1948. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12121948