Multiscaled and multilayered structures of the SICf/SIC composite nuclear fuel cladding tubes

Chen Bo, Liu Chuanxin, Li Xiaoqiang, Cheng Laifei, Zhang Litong

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Abstract

The aim of the study is to examine the complicated multiscaled and multilayered microstructures of the SiCf/SiC composite fuel cladding tube for PWR. Firstly, the two dimensional braided SiCf/SiC composite tube is prepared using the isothermal isobaric CVI process. Secondly, the X-ray computed tomography imaging analysis is used to characterize the tube internal structure non-destructively. And then, the tube is cut into several pieces and section analysis is also conducted using the scanning electric microscopy (SEM) assisted with the energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) to further investigate the internal microstructures and determine the different substructures of the SiCf/SiC composite.

Original languageEnglish
StatePublished - 2017
Event21st International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM 2017 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 20 Aug 201725 Aug 2017

Conference

Conference21st International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period20/08/1725/08/17

Keywords

  • Multilayer Structure
  • Multiscale Structure
  • Nuclear Fuel Cladding
  • SiCf/SiC Composite

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