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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 867, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.158992
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- Transformational Challenge Reactor program of the US DOE Office of Nuclear Energy
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This paper reports the properties of unirradiated bulk yttrium hydride as a function of hydrogen concentration, providing a baseline measurement for further neutron irradiation response studies. It suggests the recommended empirical treatment of the data and discusses other properties that need to be investigated.
Yttrium hydride is an optimal choice for a high-temperature moderator material in advanced thermal neutron spectrum reactors that require small core volumes. However, a complete database of the thermomechanical properties of yttrium hydride is not available yet, although it is much needed to understand and predict the moderator performance during service in reactors. In this paper, we report the properties of unirradiated bulk yttrium hydride as a function of hydrogen concentration-including density, crystal structure, specific heat capacity, thermal diffusivity, thermal conductivity, hardness, elastic/shear moduli, Poisson's ratio, fracture strength, microstructure, and thermal stability-providing a baseline measurement for the subsequent neutron irradiation response study of yttrium hydride. The recommended empirical treatment of the data is suggested. In addition, other properties (i.e., hydrogen retention, thermal hydrogen migration, and irradiation response) that needs to be investigated are discussed. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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