Galvin, T., Hyatt, N.C., Rainforth, W.M. orcid.org/0000-0003-3898-0318 et al. (2 more authors) (2020) Slipcasting of MAX phase tubes for nuclear fuel cladding applications. Nuclear Materials and Energy, 22. 100725. ISSN 2352-1791
Abstract
As a proof of concept, tubes of Ti3SiC2 MAX phase were slipcast in order to investigate its potential for the fabrication of fuel cladding for nuclear reactors. A slip consisting of 46% dry weight basis (dwb) water, 4% dwb polyethyleneimine (PEI), 0.5% dwb methylcellulose was used to cast the tubes, which were then sintered for 2 h under vacuum at 1450 °C. Silicon loss was observed at surface which resulted in the formation of TiC. The hoop stress to destruction of the tubes was measured and achieved a maximum of 9.1 ± 2.2 MPa/mm of tube thickness.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/). |
Keywords: | MAX phase; Slipcast; Nuclear fuel; Clad; Ti3SiC2 |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 Mar 2020 09:35 |
Last Modified: | 09 Mar 2020 09:35 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.nme.2020.100725 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:156786 |