The fracture behavior of Zr-2.5 Nb pressure tube (PT) material containing radial hydrides
with hydrogen concentrations between 30 and 300wppm was evaluated between 25 and …

Pressure tube spools fabricated from Zr-2.5% Nb alloy, were subjected to gaseous hydrogen
charging and stress reorientation treatment to form radial hydrides in a specially designed …

The effect of radial hydride on the room temperature fracture toughness of the Zr-2.5 Nb
pressure tube material with 100% radial hydrides and hydrogen content up to 320wppm was …

An experimental setup was designed, fabricated and used to form radial hydrides in Zr-2.5%
Nb alloy pressure tube spool. The design of setup was based on ensuring a hoop stress in …

Abstract The Zr-2.5 Nb alloy pressure tubes of Indian Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors
were manufactured from double melted ingots initially and subsequently from quadruple …

Axial fracture toughness of cold worked and stress relieved Zr-2.5 Nb pressure tube material
containing deuterium between 5 and 200wppm was determined as per ASTM E− 1820-15 …

In order to attain improved in-reactor performance few prototypes pressure tubes of Zr-2.5
Nb alloy were manufactured by employing forging to break the cast structure and to obtain …

For the safety assessment of PHWR, it is required to study the flaw tolerance capacity of the
pressure tubes as a function of the loading rate. In this work, the effect of loading rate and …

Abstract The Zr-2.5 Nb alloy pressure tubes manufactured by Water Quenched and Aged
(WQA) fabrication route has reportedly exhibited superior resistance against in-reactor …

The majority of data reported in open literature on hydride embrittlement of Zr alloys is based
on hydrogen not deuterium which evolves during aqueous corrosion of in-core components …