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E110-Type Zirconium Alloys – Dilatometric Determination of Solidus and Liquidus Temperatures

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The initial and final melting temperatures of standard, optimized, and modernized zirconium alloy of the E110 type were determined. The stability of zirconium alloys both in terms of composition and phase state during high-temperature heating was secured by preventing contact interaction between the experimental samples and tooling materials. The following melting temperature of the investigated alloys was obtained with maximum error 0.5%: solidus 2116–2121 K, liquidus 2126–2133 K. It was found that iron and oxygen impurities do not affect the melting temperature of the investigated alloys.

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    A. V. Fedotov, E. N. Mikheev, D. S. Missorin & N. M. Rysev

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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 132, No. 4, pp. 225–231, April, 2022.

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Fedotov, A.V., Mikheev, E.N., Missorin, D.S. et al. E110-Type Zirconium Alloys – Dilatometric Determination of Solidus and Liquidus Temperatures. At Energy 132, 238–244 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-023-00934-3

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