Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1995, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (3): 174-180.

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STUDY OF PHASES IN U-10wt%Zr ALLOY BY NEUTRON DIFFRACTION

XIE Guoqiang;YANG Jijian; ZHANG Baisheng; LI Wendan(China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing) Manuscript received 13 December 1994   

  • Received:1995-06-25 Revised:1995-06-25 Online:1995-06-25 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: U—10wt%Zr alloy has been analysed by neutron diffraction method to determine the constituent phases and their crystal structures.The collected diffraction data are processed using Rietveld' s profile technique (with program“ Fullprof ”). Four phases,α-U,δ, γand α—Zr, in the alloy at room temperature and the corresponding volume fractions as well their structural parameters are obtained from the data analysis, For the δ-phase, a partially ordered unusual hexagonal structure of the modified C32(AlB2) type is confirmed.

Key words: U-10wt%Zr alloy, neutron diffraction, δ-phase