UN METODO PARA FABRICAR UN TUBO PARA VAINAS DE COMBUSTIBLE DE REACTORES DE AGUA.

摘要

A water reactor fuel cladding tube is provided with two zirconium base alloy concentric layers. The outer layer is composed of a high strength zirconium base alloy having excellent aqueous corrosion resistance. Metallurgically bonded to the outer layer is an inner layer composed of a zirconium base alloy consisting essentially of from 0.4 to 0.6 wt.% tin; from 0.5 to 1.4 wt.% iron; and from 100 to 700 ppm oxygen.