Abstract: Fatigue lifetime curves of Zircaloy-4 at different temperatures were measured, and the fatigued dislocation configurations were investigated using transmission electron microscopy. Ii was found that prismatic slip is the primary deformation mode. for Zircaloy-4fatigued at RT prismatic plus Pyramidal slip at 400℃,and prismatic plus (0001) basic slip at 600℃. The corresponding dislocation configurations are parallel dislocation lines al RT, elongated cells at 400℃ and two sets of mutually Perpendicular dislocation bands at 600℃.respectively. The relationship among. fatigue deformation mode, dislocation configuration and lifetime is discussed.

Key words: Zircaloy-4, .fatigue, dislocation configuration, slip system