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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-A.2011.35.8.889

Forming Limit Diagrams of Zircaloy-4 and Zirlo Sheets for Stamping of Spacer Grids of Nuclear Fuel Rods  

Seo, Yun-Mi (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang Univ.)
Hyun, Hong-Chul (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang Univ.)
Lee, Hyung-Yil (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang Univ.)
Kim, Nak-Soo (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A / v.35, no.8, 2011 , pp. 889-897 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this work, we investigated the theoretical forming limit models for Zircaloy-4 and Zirlo used for spacer grid of nuclear fuel rods. Tensile and anisotropy tests were performed to obtain stress-strain curves and anisotropic coefficients. The experimental forming limit diagrams (FLD) for two materials were obtained by dome stretching tests following NUMISHEET 96. Theoretical FLD depends on FL models and yield criteria. To obtain the right hand side (RHS) of FLD, we applied the FL models (Swift's diffuse necking, M-K theory, S-R vertex theory) to Zircaloy-4 and Zirlo sheets. Hill's local necking theory was adopted for the left hand side (LHS) of FLD. To consider the anisotropy of sheets, the yield criteria of Hill and Hosford were applied. Comparing the predicted curves with the experimental data, we found that the RHS of FLD for Zircaloy-4 can be described by the Swift model (with the Hill's criterion), while the LHS of the FLD can be explained by Hill model. The FLD for Zirlo can be explained by the S-R model and the Hosford's criterion (a = 8).
Keywords
Forming Limit Diagram; Zircaloy-4 Sheet; Zirlo Sheet; Yield Criterion;
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