Mechanical response of oxidized Zircaloy-4 cladding material submitted to a ring compression test

Vincent Busser (1) , Marie-Christine Baietto (2) , Jean Desquines (1) , Christian Duriez (1) , Jean Paul Mardon (3)

1 IRSN - Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire
2 LaMCoS - Laboratoire de Mécanique des Contacts et des Structures [Villeurbanne]
3 AREVA

The ring compression test method has been evaluated as a tool to assess Zircaloy-4 cladding mechanical properties and to analyze oxide layer damage evolution with applied strain. For sufficient axial length, the test is shown to develop plane strain conditions at the most deformed location. The test analysis requires finite element calculations. The aim of the paper is to highlight the potentialities of the ring compression test method.

Domaines: Mécanique des matériaux [physics.class-ph]

Vincent Busser, Marie-Christine Baietto, Jean Desquines, Christian Duriez, Jean Paul Mardon. Mechanical response of oxidized Zircaloy-4 cladding material submitted to a ring compression test. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2009, 384 (2), pp.87-95. ⟨10.1016/j.jnucmat.2008.10.027⟩. ⟨hal-00402489⟩