SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1981
STP28237S

Effect of Material Variables on the Irradiation Performance of Boron Carbide

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Boron carbide pellets were fabricated with variations in material parameters. The pellets were irradiated in the Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II) to determine the effect of these variations on the performance. Helium release from the material and swelling of the pellets are the primary measures of performance. It was determined that material with a smaller grain size released more helium and swelled less. The pellets with boron-to-carbon ratios greater than 4 to 1 did not perform well. Iron additions improved the performance of the material while density variations had little effect.

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Basmajian, JA
Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory, Richland, Wash.
Hollenberg, GW
Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory, Richland, Wash.
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Developed by Committee: E10
Pages: 583–592
DOI: 10.1520/STP28237S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4794-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0755-7