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Hafnium in nuclear engineering /

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Main Author: Risovany, V. D.
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Other Authors: Klochkov, E. P., Ponomarenko, V. B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: La Grange Park, Ill. : American Nuclear Society, ©2001.
Series:Russian materials monograph series.
Subjects:
Nuclear engineering > Materials.
Hafnium.
Génie nucléaire > Matériaux.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Preface ix
  • Introduction x
  • Chapter 1 Hafnium Production and Processing 1
  • Chapter 2 Physicomechanical Properties of Hafnium 13
  • Chapter 3 Hafnium Corrosion Resistance 24
  • 3.1 Corrosion in Water and Steam 24
  • 3.2 Hafnium Corrosion in Organic and Inorganic Media 27
  • 3.3 Corrosion Under Reactor Irradiation in Water 31
  • 3.4 Hafnium Oxidation in Air 39
  • Chapter 4 Efficiency of Neutron Absorption by Hafnium 44
  • Chapter 5 Hafnium Radiation Resistance 50
  • 5.1 Dimensional Stability 50
  • 5.2 Structural Damage 52
  • 5.3 Irradiation Effects on Hafnium Metal Properties 66
  • Chapter 6 Components Made from Hafnium 72
  • Chapter 7 Hafnium in Nuclear Reactor Control and
  • Protection Systems 79
  • Chapter 8 Engineering Equipment and Components Made
  • from Hafnium 92
  • References 96.