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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2006
Annette Heinzel, Linkenheim-Hochstetten, DE;
Georg Mueller, Karlsruhe, DE;
Alfons Weisenburger, Rastatt, DE;
Frank Zimmermann, Eggenstein-Leopolfshafen, DE;
Gustav Schumacher, Karlsruhe, DE;
Vladimir Engelko, St. Petersburg, RU;
Annette Heinzel, Linkenheim-Hochstetten, DE;
Georg Mueller, Karlsruhe, DE;
Alfons Weisenburger, Rastatt, DE;
Frank Zimmermann, Eggenstein-Leopolfshafen, DE;
Gustav Schumacher, Karlsruhe, DE;
Vladimir Engelko, St. Petersburg, RU;
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Karlsruhe, DE;
Abstract
A cladding tube configured for use with nuclear fuels or nuclear feel elements and configured for contact with molten lead or molten lead alloys at up to 800° C. The cladding tube includes a tube including at least one of ferritic/martenisitic steel and austenitic steel. An alloy layer of up to 50 μm thickness is disposed on a surface of the tube and operable for corrosion resistance. The alloy layer includes 0-25% chromium, 3-15% aluminum and 60-97% iron. A method of making the cladding tube includes the use of a pulsed electron beam to melt the alloy layer on the tube.