Effect of texture on the high temperature mechanical properties of Nb-1%Zr alloy

  • T. G. Nieh
  • , M. Zhang
  • , S. J. Zinkle
  • , T. E. McGreevy
  • , D. T. Hoelzer
  • , S. A. Speakman

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Abstract

High temperature deformation properties of Nb-1%Zr alloy were evaluated with a special emphasis on the texture effect. Fully recrystallized Nb-1%Zr samples with different crystallographic textures were prepared by annealing 80% cold-rolled foil at 1500 °C for 2 h. Subsequent tensile tests at 1100 °C showed that the sample oriented in the rolling direction is about 20% stronger than that oriented 30° to the rolling direction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)719-722
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume55
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2006

Funding

Research sponsored by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the US Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725. The authors would like to thank Dr. Yan Cui and C.O. Stevens for their technical contributions.

Keywords

  • Dislocation mechanisms
  • High temperature deformation
  • Refractory metal
  • Texture

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