SEDL / STP / STP223-EB / STP41991S

Ultrasonic Testing as a Method of Determining Variables in Processing Zircaloy and Hafnium

Fink, Edwin W.
Bettis Plant, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Pages: 6    Published: Jan 1958

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Abstract

Of the non-ferrous materials considered for use in the Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), zirconium and hafnium exhibit outstanding corrosion-resistance to reactor environment. The high cost and scarcity of these materials make the yield in processing them a matter of utmost importance. Nondestructive testing is playing an important part in aiding in the control of the many variables encountered during the melting and fabricating of these materials.