Abstract
The temperature dependences of the delayed hydride cracking (DHC) rate of Zr-1Nb and Zr-0.8Nb-0.8Sn-0.3Fe alloy claddings are studied in the range 127–300°C in comparison with the data obtained for Zr-2.5Nb and Zircaloy-4 alloys earlier. The samples are in the state of cold deformation and stress relief at 400°C for 24 h and in the state of preliminary hydrogen saturation to a hydrogen concentration of 0.02 wt %. As the strength of a zirconium alloy decreases and its ductility increases, the DHC rate and its high-temperature limit for a linear Arrhenius equation decreases, and the fractographic patterns of the fracture surfaces are different.
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