Почему это важно для материаловедения
Nuclear's material demands are unusual: small tonnages of extraordinary specification. Zirconium alloy tubing with hafnium removed, boron and gadolinium for neutron control, and steels qualified to survive decades of radiation damage.
Из чего состоит
Все материалы →| Материал | Что он делает здесь | Значимость |
|---|---|---|
| Boron критически важный | Neutron absorber in control and coolant chemistry | Определение |
| Hafnium критически важный | Control rods | Определение |
| Uranium | The fuel | Определение |
| Zirconium критически важный | Fuel-rod cladding | Определение |
| Chromium критически важный | Corrosion resistance in reactor steels | Важно |
| Copper критически важный | Generator and switchyard | Важно |
| Fluorspar критически важный | Fluorine for uranium hexafluoride | Важно |
| Gadolinium критически важный | Burnable neutron poison in fuel | Важно |
| Nickel критически важный | Alloys for steam generators | Важно |
| Silver критически важный | Control-rod alloy in some PWR designs | Настоящее время |
Boron
An element that makes glass resist thermal shock, fibreglass strong, and — with iron and neodymium — the strongest…
Hafnium
Zirconium's chemical shadow — always found with it, almost impossible to separate from it, and the opposite of it in…
Uranium
A heavy, faintly radioactive metal whose nucleus can be split, releasing about two million times more energy per…
Zirconium
A metal that barely absorbs neutrons, which is why nuclear fuel rods are wrapped in it, and whose sand form is a…
Chromium
The element that makes stainless steel stainless — at about eleven percent chromium, steel grows an invisible film…
Copper
The reddish metal that carries electricity better than anything except silver, and which humans have been smelting…
