Influence of Hydrogen Content on Axial Fracture Toughness Parameters of Zr-2.5Nb Pressure Tube Alloy in the Temperature Range of 306-573 K
Tubes fabricated from dilute Zr-alloys serve as miniature pressure vessels in Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors and are subjected to stress, aqueous corrosion and intense irradiation during service. Hydrogen evolved during the corrosion reaction may enter into the material and precipitate as hydride phase, which acquire platelet shaped morphology in Zr-alloys and are known to embrittle the host mat