LABORATORY METHOD FOR ADJUSTING HYDROGEN CONTENT OF ZIRCONIUM
- 26 May 1958
- report
- Published by Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Abstract
A new method of introducing predetermined quantities of hydrogen into zirconium was developed and evaluated. The procedure is simple, effective, and inherently good in preverting oxygen and nitrogen contamination. Zirconium samples containing four levels of dissolved hydrogenated to 100, 300, 3500, and 7700 ppm hydrogen. Dissolved oxygen was found to decrease hydrogen absorption in both the alpha and beta modifications of zirconium. The effect of hydrogen on density, hardness, and microstructure was determined. X-ray-diffraction measurements were also obtained. (auth)Keywords
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