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Assessment of aluminum structural materials for service within the ANS reflector vessel

Author(s) -

K. Farrell

Publication year - 1995

Publication title -

osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/201578

Subject(s) - reflector (photography) , precipitation , alloy , materials science , nuclear engineering , neutron , component (thermodynamics) , stress (linguistics) , aluminium , service (business) , nuclear reactor , radiation , metallurgy , optics , engineering , business , nuclear physics , physics , meteorology , light source , linguistics , philosophy , marketing , thermodynamics

Most of the components in the Advanced Neutron Source (ANS) reactor, including the reflector vessel, will be built from the aluminum alloy 6061 (lMg,0.6Si) in its precipitation-hardened T6 and T651 conditions. The microstructural and mechanical characteristics of the alloy are described, and its operating boundaries of stress, temperature, and time in its unirradiated state are defined. The material`s responses to neutron radiation exposure in aqueous environments are reviewed in detail. The particular service conditions of stress, temperature, and radiation exposure expected for individual components in the ANS are listed, and the suitability of each component to meet the demands is assessed. Areas of uncertainties are outlined, and various suggestions and recommendations are made to give improved confidence in the predictions

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