Showing papers by "Republic of Korea Army published in 1991"
TL;DR: In this paper, a two-step heat treatment was developed as a means of maximizing the basal texture of Zircaloy-4 sheet, which resulted in a Kearns number (fn) of 0.83 with a microstructure of uniformly fine grains and high hardness.
Abstract: A two-step heat treatment was developed as a means of maximizing the basal texture of Zircaloy-4 sheet. The heat treatment, consisting of a brief beta heat treatment and subsequent controlled cooling, resulted in a Kearns number (fn) of 0.83 with a microstructure of uniformly fine grains and high hardness. The texture component, as determined by the crystallite orientation distribution function (CODF), was (0002)(10−10). The result was discussed in terms of phase transformation, either diffusional or martensitic, incurred by controlled cooling. The rate of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of the alloy was evaluated with constant deflection tests in an iodine environment. The exponentn of the relationshipda/dt = C · (Kln was found to correlate with fn for KI, ranging from 4 to 17 MPa√m.
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