Journal article
Final-stage densification of mixed oxide fuels
Abstract
The final-stage densification of hypostoichiometric (U, Pu)O2−x has been studied using a double-action punch and die, in the temperature range of 1325 to 1550°C between stresses of 7.6 and 76 MPa. At low stresses the densification rate is nearly proportional to stress and has an activation energy comparable to that measured for steady-state creep. The stress exponent increases as stress is increased. The data compare tolerably well with the …
Authors
Routbort JL; Voglewede JC; Wilkinson DS
Journal
Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 80, No. 2, pp. 348–355
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
5 1979
DOI
10.1016/0022-3115(79)90198-3
ISSN
0022-3115