Study of the Influence of Thermomechanical Treatment on the Structure and Properties of Zircalloy-4 Alloy.

Fedor Popov, Anna Kawalek, Kirill Ozhmegov, Nikita Lutchenko, Evgeniy Panin, Sergey Lezhnev, Alexandr Arbuz

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Fedor PopovCore Facilities and HPC, AEO Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave., Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.

Anna KawalekMetal Forming Department, Czestochowa University of Technology, ul. J.H. Dabrowskiego 69, 42-201 Czestochowa, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0274-0582

Kirill OzhmegovMetal Forming Department, Czestochowa University of Technology, ul. J.H. Dabrowskiego 69, 42-201 Czestochowa, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7103-2945

Nikita LutchenkoCore Facilities and HPC, AEO Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave., Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.

Evgeniy PaninMetal Forming Department, Karaganda Industrial University, 30 Republic Ave., Temirtau 101400, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0001-6830-0630

Sergey LezhnevMetallurgy and Mining Department, Rudny Industrial University, 50 let Oktyabrya Str. 38, Rudny 111500, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0002-1737-9825

Alexandr ArbuzCore Facilities and HPC, AEO Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave., Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.

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Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan AP23488638

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Abstract

The Zircaloy-4 alloy is a key structural material for nuclear reactor cores. However, its behavior under warm deformation conditions and during phase transformations requires in-depth investigation to improve technologies for producing ultrafine-grained (UFG) structures using severe plastic deformation methods. This work presents a comprehensive study of the rheological properties, phase stability, and microstructural evolution of the alloy in the temperature range from 20 to 950 °C at strain rates of 0.5 and 15 s

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dilatometryelectron backscatter diffractionrheological propertieszirconium-based alloy

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PMID42124122

DOI10.3390/ma19091711

PMCPMC13164429

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