EP2721188A4 - Zirconium alloys with improved corrosion/creep resistance due to final heat treatments - Google Patents

Zirconium alloys with improved corrosion/creep resistance due to final heat treatments

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Publication number
EP2721188A4
EP2721188A4 EP12800643.4A EP12800643A EP2721188A4 EP 2721188 A4 EP2721188 A4 EP 2721188A4 EP 12800643 A EP12800643 A EP 12800643A EP 2721188 A4 EP2721188 A4 EP 2721188A4
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Prior art keywords
resistance due
heat treatments
creep resistance
final heat
improved corrosion
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EP12800643.4A
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German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2721188A1 (en
Inventor
John P Foster
David Colburn
Robert Comstock
Terrence Cook
Mats Dahlback
Anand Garde
Pascal Jourdain
Ronald Kesterson
Michael Mcclarren
Dianna Lynn Svec Nuhfer
Guirong Pan
Jonna Partezana Mundorff
Hsiang Ken Yueh
James A Boshers
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Westinghouse Electric Co LLC
CBS Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Co LLC
Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Priority claimed from US13/161,563 external-priority patent/US9284629B2/en
Application filed by Westinghouse Electric Co LLC, Westinghouse Electric Corp filed Critical Westinghouse Electric Co LLC
Priority to EP16000804.1A priority Critical patent/EP3064605B1/en
Publication of EP2721188A1 publication Critical patent/EP2721188A1/en
Publication of EP2721188A4 publication Critical patent/EP2721188A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22C—ALLOYS
    • C22C16/00—Alloys based on zirconium
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22F—CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C22F1/00—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
    • C22F1/16—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of other metals or alloys based thereon
    • C22F1/18—High-melting or refractory metals or alloys based thereon
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22F—CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C22F1/00—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
    • C22F1/16—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of other metals or alloys based thereon
    • C22F1/18—High-melting or refractory metals or alloys based thereon
    • C22F1/186—High-melting or refractory metals or alloys based thereon of zirconium or alloys based thereon
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04—Constructional details
    • G21C3/06—Casings; Jackets
    • G21C3/07—Casings; Jackets characterised by their material, e.g. alloys
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Heat Treatment Of Articles (AREA)
  • Powder Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Heat Treatment Of Steel (AREA)
EP12800643.4A 2011-06-16 2012-05-18 Zirconium alloys with improved corrosion/creep resistance due to final heat treatments Withdrawn EP2721188A4 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP16000804.1A EP3064605B1 (en) 2011-06-16 2012-05-18 Method of making a zirconium based cladding tube with improved creep resistance due to final heat treatment

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US13/161,563 US9284629B2 (en) 2004-03-23 2011-06-16 Zirconium alloys with improved corrosion/creep resistance due to final heat treatments
PCT/US2012/038471 WO2012173738A1 (en) 2011-06-16 2012-05-18 Zirconium alloys with improved corrosion/creep resistance due to final heat treatments

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EP2721188A1 EP2721188A1 (en) 2014-04-23
EP2721188A4 true EP2721188A4 (en) 2015-04-29

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JP (1) JP5982474B2 (en)
KR (1) KR101929608B1 (en)
CN (2) CN108950306A (en)
ES (1) ES2886336T3 (en)
TW (1) TWI545201B (en)
WO (1) WO2012173738A1 (en)

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EP2721188A1 (en) 2014-04-23
EP3064605B1 (en) 2021-03-31
TW201303034A (en) 2013-01-16
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