3. Cold forming of finished parts
Generally speaking, all conventional cold forming processes are potentially applicable to Zr and Hf alloys. For the purposes of this article, we will confine ourselves to the processes used in the nuclear industry for the manufacture of fuel assembly components.
Hf alloys are generally less ductile than Zr alloys (with a significant effect of oxygen content, which makes them more brittle) and require more intermediate heat treatments to be cold-formed.
3.1 Rolling of tubes, bars and flats
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- Corrosion of metals and alloys – Aqueous corrosion testing of zirconium alloys used in nuclear reactors. - NF EN ISO 10270 - juillet 2008
- Description and qualification of a welding procedure for metallic materials – Welding procedure qualification test – Part 5: arc welding on titanium, zirconium and their alloys. - NF EN ISO 15614-5 - septembre 2004
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