Fatigue crack propagation behavior of NZ2 zirconium alloy with different hydrogen contents

Jun Zhou, Zhongkui Li, Jianjun Zhang, Meisheng Zhu, Wensheng Wang, Feng Tian, Minghua Shi, Lian Zhou

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Abstract

Fatigue crack propagation behavior of an advanced Zr-Sn-Nb alloy NZ2 with different hydrogen contents (0, 200, 450, and 730 μg/g) was investigated by standard M(T) specimens. The results showed that stable crack propagation behavior obeyed the Paris Law, i.e. da/dN=C(△K)2, whether the hydrogen content is high or low. But the power exponent n of the Paris Law was decreased with the hydrogen content increasing; the increment of hydrogen content can decrease the ductility of NZ2 alloy and enhance the fatigue crack growth rate, especially when the specimens have higher hydrogen content.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1797-1800
Number of pages4
JournalXiyou Jinshu Cailiao Yu Gongcheng/Rare Metal Materials and Engineering
Volume38
Issue number10
StatePublished - Oct 2009

Keywords

  • Fatigue crack propagation
  • Hydride
  • NZ2 zirconium alloy

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