NATHANAEL WAGNER SALES MORAIS
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Artigo IPEN-doc 29909 Microstructural characterization of U-7.5Nb-2.5Zr alloy after ageing and constrained fatigue2023 - MORAIS, NATHANAEL W.S.; MUCSI, CRISTIANO S.; FABRIM, ZACARIAS E.; SCHON, CLAUDIO G.; ROSSI, JESUALDO L.U-7.5Nb-2.5Zr cladded in Zircaloy-4 is one of the most studied fuel prototypes. The Nb and Zrare added to the U to stabilize the body-centered cubic (BCC) gamma phase and grant mechanical and swelling resistance. The U-7.5Nb-2.5Zr undergoes the gamma to α′′ phase transformation, generating compressive stresses due to the volume reduction. The α′′ phase also can transform to a combination of α + γ2 phase (equilibrium phases), which are known to be hard and brittle. This work had the objective to test the effect of ageing the gamma to α′′ phase in thermal cycling of a U-7.5Nb-2.5Zr cladded in Zircaloy-4 part. A co-laminated specimen was aged and thermally cycled in a dilatometry experiment. The samples were characterized through X-ray diffraction and metallography. The results show that the gamma to α′′ phase transformations occur at the begin- ning of the initial ageing, followed by stress relief. During the cycling, the sample demonstrated non-equal thermal strains and presented fractures along with the U matrix.Artigo IPEN-doc 27721 Crystallographic texture of hot rolled uranium-molybdenum alloys2020 - NIELSEN, G.F.; MORAIS, N.W.S.; LIMA, N.B.The uranium molybdenum (U-Mo) alloys have the potential to be used as low enriched uranium nuclear fuel in research, test, and power nuclear reactors. U-Mo alloy with composition between 7 and 10 wt% molybdenum shows excellent body centered cubic phase (γ phase) stabilization and presents a good nuclear fuel testing performance. Hot rolling is commonly utilized to produce nuclear fuel plate where it promotes the cladding and the fuel alloy bonding. The mechanical deformation generates crystallographic preferential orientation, the texture, which influences the material properties. This work studied the texture evolution in hot rolled U-Mo alloys. The U7.4Mo and U9.5Mo alloys were melted in a vacuum induction furnace, homogenized at 1000°C for 5 h, and then hot rolled at 650°C in three height reductions: 50, 65 and 80%. The crystalline phases and the texture were evaluated by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The as-cast and processed alloys microstructures were characterized by optical and electronic microscopies. The as-cast, homogenized, and deformed alloys have the γ phase. It was found microstructural differences between the U7.4Mo and U9.5Mo alloys. The homogenized treatment showed effective for microsegregation reduction and was not observed substantial grain size increasing. The deformed uranium molybdenum alloys presented α, γ, θ texture fibers. The intensity of these texture fibers changes with rolling reduction.Artigo IPEN-doc 26358 Crystallographic texture of hot rolled uranium-molybdenum alloys2019 - NIELSEN, GUILHERME F.; MORAIS, NATHANAEL W.S.; SILVA, SELMA L.; LIMA, NELSON B. deThe uranium molybdenum (U-Mo) alloys have potential to be used as low enriched uranium nuclear fuel in research, test and power nuclear reactors. U-Mo alloy with composition between 7 and 10 wt% molybdenum shows excellent body centered cubic phase (γ phase) stabilization and presents a good nuclear fuel testing performance. Hot rolling is commonly utilized to produce parallel fuel plate where it promotes bonding the cladding and the fuel alloy. The mechanical deformation generates crystallographic preferential orientation, the texture, which influences the material properties. This work studied the texture evolution in hot rolled U-Mo alloys. The U7.4Mo and U9.5Mo alloys were melted in a vacuum induction furnace, homogenized at 1000°C for 5 h and then hot rolled at 650°C in three height reductions: 50, 65 and 80%. The as-cast and processed alloys microstructures were characterized by optical and electronic microscopies. The crystalline phases and the texture were evaluated by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The as-cast, homogenized and deformed alloys have γ phase. It was found microstructural differences between the U7.4Mo and U9.5Mo alloys. The homogenized treatment showed effective for microsegregation reduction and were not observed substantial grain size increasing. The deformed uranium molybdenum alloys presented strong γ fiber texture (111) and moderated α-fiber texture (hkl) <110>.