Nuclear Fuel Tubes - Zirconium Alloys
Aircraft Materials is able to offer the manufacture of Zircaloy nuclear fuel tubes for nucleur fuel bundles used in CANDU heavy water reactors. We offer a fully comprehensive and integrated manufacturing process beginning with Zirconium sponge all the way through to complex components such as fuel tubes, pressure tubes and calandria tubes.
Nuclear Fuel Tubes
| Material: | Zircaloy 4 |
| Size: | 8.0mm to 15.87mm Outside Diameters |
| Manufacturing Standards: | As required by fuel designers (CNEA, SLN/CANDU, SNN/FCN, CNNC/CNNFC, KEPCO/KNFC, NPCIL) |
Zirconium Calandria Tubes
Material: Zircaloy 2 (UNS R60802)
Size: 132.31mm Outside Diameter x 1.4mm Wall x 6400mm Lengths
| Manufacturing Standards | Manufacturing | Test |
| CSA N285.0-95 | Sheet forming | Corrosion according to ASTM G2 |
| CAN 3-+878.1M83 | Automatic welding with controlled environment | Tensile according to ASTM E8 |
| ASNT | Weld bead crushing | Radiography on seam weld |
| SNT TC1 | Cold Drawing | Ultrasonic Inspection |
| CAN/CSA-N285.2 | External bead blasting | Metallography |
| ASME Section III-V-IX | End Expansion | Chemical Composition |
| ASTM B350/ B351 G2 | Liquid Penetrant Examination | |
| CGSN | Material control - Damage | |
| CAN/CGSB - 48.9712 | Foreign Material Exclusion |
Zirconium Candu - Pressure Tubes (seamless)
Material: Zr2.5Nb (UNS R60901)
Size: 112.77mm Outside Diameter x 4.29mm Wall x 6408mm lengths
Inner Finishing: Bead blasting, burnishing or pickling
Autoclave treated in steam at 400°C / 24 hours
Inner and Outer surface controlled roughness
| Manufacturing Standards | Manufacturing | Test |
| CSA N 285.6 N285.2 N286.0 | Cold Rolling | Ultrasonic |
| ASME Section III-V-Subsection NCA-3800 /NB | Polishing | Eddy Current Internal Coil |
| ASTM B350-B535 | Burinishing | Eddy Current External Coil |
| CGSB | Crystalline texture measurement | |
| CAN/CGSB-48.9712 | Tensile | |
| ASNT | Corrosion | |
| SNT-TC-1A | Metallography Hardness Measurement |
Availability
For all stock availability of nuclear fuel tubes, Zirconium Calandria Tubes or Zirconium Candu - Pressure Tubes (seamless) contact Sales.
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Disclaimer
Every effort is made to ensure that technical specifications are accurate. However, technical specifications included herein should be used as a guideline only. All specifications are subject to change without notice.
