| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2018 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Accident Tolerant Fuels for Light Water Reactor
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| Presentation Title |
Development of Cold Spray Coatings for Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) Cladding |
| Author(s) |
Kumar Sridharan, Benjamine Maier, Greg Johnson, Hwasung Yeom, Tyler Dabney, Mia Lenling, Payton Scallon, Samantha Joers, Kyle Blomstrand, Javier Romero, Hemant Shah, Jorie Walters, Peng Xu |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Kumar Sridharan |
| Abstract Scope |
Under the auspices of the U.S. DOE’s Phase 2 ATF program, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Westinghouse Corporation are collaborating to develop the cold spray technology for the deposition of metallic coatings on zirconium-alloy LWR fuel cladding for enhanced accident tolerance. In the cold spray process, powder particles of the coating material are propelled at supersonic velocities on to the surface of a substrate to form a coating which occurs by plastic deformation and adiabatic shear of impacting particles. The coatings have been extensively tested under simulated LOCA and beyond LOCA conditions. Pre-and post-test microstructural characterization of the coatings has been performed by SEM-EDS and XRD techniques. Mechanical properties to assess the structural integrity of the coatings including, axial elongation and burst tests were performed on coated ZIRLOTM tubes. Overall, out-of-pile results indicate that metallic coatings are a promising option for coated-cladding ATF concepts. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |