Materials Science Forum, Vol.347-3, 48-53, 2000
Determination of zircaloy-4 radiocrystallographic elastic constants from room temperature to 300 degrees C
A new experimental apparatus, allowing the determination of radiocristallographic elastic constants (REC) as a function of the temperature is presented. The material studied the zirconium alloy Zircaloy-4, showing low elastic anisotropy, an isotropic treatment of the problem is possible. As a consequence, the classical sin(2)psi method is used to determine the REC from room temperature to 300 degreesC.