(Credit: DoE) Now it seems that silicon carbide (SiC) may soon replace the traditional zirconium alloy with General Atomics’ SiGa fuel cladding, which has been tested over the past 120 days in ...
The use of zirconium carbide in engineering applications has been limited by the lack of a fully developed, commercially viable sintering process. Hot pressing powders at between 1900°C and 2300°C can ...
(Credit: DoE) Now it seems that silicon carbide (SiC) may soon replace the traditional zirconium alloy with General Atomics’ SiGa fuel cladding, which has been tested over the past 120 days in ...