Laser ultrasound technique for material characterization of Zircaloy cladding tubes in elevated temperature environment

Cheng Hung Yeh*, Che Hua Yang

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Abstract

This research focuses on characterizing elastic properties of Zircaloy cladding tubes at high temperature environment up to 295°C. A laser ultrasound technique (LUT) is used to measure the dispersions of guided waves propagating along the axial direction of the cladding tubes at different temperature environment. It is shown that the LUT is able to measure the dispersion curve of Zircaloy in the elevated temperature environment. Then an inversion procedure is used to determine elastic constants of the Zircaloy tubes at high temperature from the measured dispersion spectra of guided waves. The dispersion spectra shift towards the direction of lower frequency and lower velocity while the temperature increase. The Young's modulus is found to decrease linearly as the temperature increasing. This method is potentially useful to probe the material properties at high temperature environment in a remote and nondestructive way which is desired in nuclear power industry.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2011
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
EventNondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2011 - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 07 03 201110 03 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7983
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceNondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period07/03/1110/03/11

Keywords

  • Dispersion
  • High Temperature
  • Laser Ultrasound Technique
  • Material Characterization
  • Zircaloy

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