Zirconium Sheet & Plate

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Zirconium Sheet & Zirconium Plate Standard

Our pure zirconium UNS R60001 and zirconium alloy sheet & plate products all follow ASTM B351, ASTM B352 (Nuclear application) and ASTM B551 (Non-nuclear application). Such as Zr702 (R60702), Zr705 (R60705), Zr-2 (UNS R60802), Zr-4 (UNS R60804), Zr-2.5Nb (UNS R60901, UNS R60904), Zr-1Nb sheet & plate and other alloys' sheet.

Zirconium Sheet & Zirconium Plate Technology

Zirconium and Zirconium Alloys Sheet & Plate Processing Technology
Serial Number Technology Process Description
1 ingot casting inspection composition reinspection, appearance inspection
2 β forging heated in furnace under temperature of 950-980˚C, insulated for 45 to 60 min, hot forging into slab, and the final forging temperature is >500˚C
3 β annealing heated in furnace under temperature of 1030-1050˚C, insulated for 45 to 60 min, water quenching
4 milling surface 　
5 α hot rolling heated to 750-800˚C, insulated for 30-35 min
6 cold rolling to remove scales, acid pickling use sand blasting to remove scales, then acid pickling
7 surface repair 　
8 cold rolling and intermediate annealing  intermediate annealing temperature 600-700˚C, insulated for 1h, vacuum degree 10-2-10-3 Pa
9 finishing rolling on sendzimir mill
10 degreasing cleaning 　
11 final annealing annealing temperature 540-600˚C, insulated for 1h, vacuum degree 10-2-10-3 Pa
12 inspection 　
13 packing 　
Zirconium and Zirconium Alloys Sheet & Strip &Plate Dimension
Products Dimension/mm
Nuclear Grade Non-nuclear Grade
Hot Rolled Sheet Thickness 2.10-4.76 Width >610 Length 3050-6100 Thickness 0.27-4.75 Width >610 Length >3050
Hot Rolled Strip Thickness 2.10-4.76 Width 88.9-610   Thickness 2.10-4.76 Width 88.9-610  
Cold Rolled Sheet Thickness 0.25-4.76 Width 4.76-610 Length 5000-6100 Thickness 0.25-4.76 Width 4.76-610 Length 1500-6100
Thick Plate Thickness 2.11-50.8 Width 2134-3050 Thickness 4.75-50.8 Width 1500-2500 Length 3050-15000

Zirconium Sheet & Zirconium Plate Properties

Chemical Requirements
Element Composition, Weight %
Grades
R60700 R60702 R60704 R60705 R60706
Zirconium+hafnium, min 99.2 99.2 97.5 95.5 95.5
Hafnium,max 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Iron+chromium 0.2 max 0.2 max 0.2 to 0.4 0.2 max 0.2 max
Tin - - 1.0 to 2.0 - -
Hydrogen,max 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005
Nitrogen,max 0.025 0.025 0.025 0.025 0.025
Carbon,max 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
Niobium - - - 2.0 to 3.0 2.0 to 3.0
Oxygen,max 0.10 0.16 0.18 0.18 0.16
Chemical Requirements
Composition, Weight %
Element UNS R60001 UNS R60802 UNS R60804 UNS R60901
Sn - 1.20-1.70 1.20-1.70 -
Fe - 0.07-0.20 0.18-0.24 -
Cr - 0.05-0.15 0.07-0.13 -
Ni - 0.03-0.08 - -
Nb - - - 2.40-2.80
O A A A 0.09-0.15
Fe+Cr+Ni - 0.18-0.38 - -
Fe+Cr - - 0.28-0.37 -
Maximum Impurities, Weight %
Al 0.0075 0.0075 0.0075 0.0075
B 0.00005 0.00005 0.00005 0.00005
Cd 0.00005 0.00005 0.00005 0.00005
Ca - 0.0030 0.0030 -
C 0.027 0.027 0.027 0.027
Cr 0.020 - - 0.020
Co 0.0020 0.0020 0.0020 0.0020
Cu 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050
Hf 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010
H 0.0025 0.0025 0.0025 0.0025
Fe 0.150 - - 0.150
Mg 0.0020 0.0020 0.0020 0.0020
Mn 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050
Mo 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050
Ni 0.0070 - 0.0070 0.0070
Nb - 0.0100 0.0100 -
N 0.0080 0.0080 0.0080 0.0080
P - - - 0.0020
Si 0.0120 0.0120 0.0120 0.0120
Sn 0.0050 - - 0.010
W 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010
Ti 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050 0.0050
U 0.00035 0.00035 0.00035 0.00035
Nuclear Grade Zirconium and Zirconium Alloys Ingot Chemical Composition
Products Chemical Composition (wt%≤)
Sn Fe Ni Cr Fe+Cr Fe+Ni+Cr Nb Al B
R60001 Nuclear Grade Pure
Zirconium (Zr-0)		 0.005 0.15 0.0070 0.02 - - - 0.0075 0.0005
R60802 (Zr-2) 1.20-1.70 0.07-0.20 0.03-0.08 0.05-0.15 - 0.18-0.38 - 0.0075 0.0005
R60804 (Zr-4) 1.20-1.70 0.18-0.24 0.0070 0.07-0.13 0.28-0.37 - - 0.0075 0.0005
R60901 (Zr-2.5Nb)  0.0050 0.150 0.0070 0.02 - - 2.4-2.8 0.0075 0.0005
R60904 (Zr-2.5Nb) 0.010 0.065 0.0035 0.01 - - 2.5-2.8 0.0075 0.0005
Products Chemical Composition(wt%≤)
Cd Co Cu Hf Mg Mn Mo Si Ti
R60001 Nuclear Grade Pure
Zirconium (Zr-0)		 0.0005 0.0020 0.0050 0.010 0.0020 0.0050 0.0050 0.0120 0.0050
R60802 (Zr-2) 0.0005 0.0020 0.0050 0.010 0.0020 0.0050 0.0050 0.0120 0.0050
R60804 (Zr-4) 0.0005 0.0020 0.0050 0.010 0.0020 0.0050 0.0050 0.0120 0.0050
R60901 (Zr-2.5Nb)  0.0005 0.0020 0.0050 0.010 0.0020 0.0050 0.0050 0.0120 0.0050
R60904 (Zr-2.5Nb) 0.0005 0.0020 0.0050 0.005 0.0020 0.0050 0.0050 0.0120 0.0050
Products Chemical Composition (wt%≤)
U V W C N H O
R60001 Nuclear Grade Pure
Zirconium (Zr-0)		 0.0035 0.005 0.010 0.027 0.0065 0.0025 0.09-0.16 　 　
R60802 (Zr-2) 0.0035 0.005 0.010 0.027 0.0065 0.0025 0.09-0.16 　 　
R60804 (Zr-4) 0.0035 0.005 0.010 0.027 0.0065 0.0025 0.09-0.16 　 　
R60901 (Zr-2.5Nb)  0.0035 - 0.010 0.027 0.0080 0.0025 0.09-0.15 　 　
R60904 (Zr-2.5Nb) 0.0035 0.005 0.010 0.027 0.0065 0.0025 0.01-0.14 　 　
Zirconium and Zirconium Alloys Sheet & Plate & Strip Mechanical Properties
  Grades
Products R60700 R60702 R60704 R60705 R60706
Tensile strength, min, ksi (MPa) - 55 (380) 60 (415) 80 (550) 74 (510)
Yield strength, min, ksi (MPa) - 30 (205) 35 (240) 55 (380) 50 (345)
Tensile strength, max, ksi (MPa) 55 (380) - - - -
Yield strength, max, ksi (MPa)
Sheet, Plate and Strip		 44 (305) - - - -
Elongation in 2 in. or 50 mm, min, % 20 16 14 16 14
Bend test radius 5T 5T 5T 3T 2.5T

Zirconium Sheet & Plate Application

Zirconium and zirconium alloy sheet & plate have good mechanical properties and machining properties. Zirconium and zirconium alloys sheet & plate can be used as fuel wrapping materials and other structural materials for nuclear power reactors.
Zirconium sheet application

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