ASTM B352/B352M-11
(Specification)Standard Specification for Zirconium and Zirconium Alloy Sheet, Strip, and Plate for Nuclear Application
Standard Specification for Zirconium and Zirconium Alloy Sheet, Strip, and Plate for Nuclear Application
ABSTRACT
This specification covers hot- and cold-rolled zirconium and zirconium alloy sheet, strip, and plate. One unalloyed and three alloys for use in nuclear applications are described. Materials covered by this specification shall be produced by multiple vacuum melting in arc furnaces, electron beam melting, or other melting processes. The material shall conform to the required chemical composition for tin, iron, chromium, nickel, niobium, and oxygen. The alloy shall also conform to the specified maximum impurity values for aluminum, boron, cadmium, calcium, carbon, chromium, cobalt, copper, hafnium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, niobium, nitrogen, phosphorus, silicon, tin, tungsten, titanium, and uranium. The material shall conform to the prescribed mechanical properties such as tensile strength, yield strength, and elongation. Two samples chosen at random shall be corrosion tested. Sheet, strip, or plate shall conform to the permissible variations in the dimensions prescribed. The material shall also undergo tests which shall include ultrasonic inspection and other special tests.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers hot- and cold-rolled zirconium and zirconium alloy sheet, strip, and plate.
1.2 One unalloyed and three alloys for use in nuclear applications are described.
1.3 The products covered in this specification include the following forms and sizes:
1.3.1 Sheet, 24 in. [600 mm] or more in width; under 0.187 in. [4.8 mm) in thickness,
1.3.2 Strip, less than 24 in. [600 mm] in width; under 0.187 in. [4.8 mm] in thickness, and
1.3.3 Plate, over 10 in. [250 mm] in width; 0.187 in. [4.8 mm] and over in thickness.
Note 1—Material over 0.187 in. [4.8 mm] in thickness and less than 10 in. [250 mm] wide is covered as bar in Specification B351/B351M.
1.4 Unless a single unit is used, for example corrosion mass gain in mg/dm2, the values stated in either inch-pound or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore each system must be used independently of the other. SI values cannot be mixed with inch-pound values.
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portions of this specification. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation:B352/B352M −11
StandardSpecification for
Zirconium and Zirconium Alloy Sheet, Strip, and Plate for
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Nuclear Application
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B352/B352M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope B350/B350M Specification for Zirconium and Zirconium
Alloy Ingots for Nuclear Application
1.1 This specification covers hot- and cold-rolled zirconium
B351/B351M Specification for Hot-Rolled and Cold-
and zirconium alloy sheet, strip, and plate.
Finished Zirconium and Zirconium Alloy Bars, Rod, and
1.2 One unalloyed and three alloys for use in nuclear
Wire for Nuclear Application
applications are described.
E8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma-
1.3 The products covered in this specification include the terials
E21 TestMethodsforElevatedTemperatureTensionTestsof
following forms and sizes:
1.3.1 Sheet, 24 in. [600 mm] or more in width; under 0.187 Metallic Materials
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
in. [4.8 mm) in thickness,
1.3.2 Strip, less than 24 in. [600 mm] in width; under 0.187 Determine Conformance with Specifications
E114 Practice for Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Straight-Beam
in. [4.8 mm] in thickness, and
1.3.3 Plate, over 10 in. [250 mm] in width; 0.187 in. [4.8 Contact Testing
G2/G2M Test Method for Corrosion Testing of Products of
mm] and over in thickness.
Zirconium, Hafnium, and Their Alloys in Water at 680°F
NOTE 1—Material over 0.187 in. [4.8 mm] in thickness and less than 10
[360°C] or in Steam at 750°F [400°C]
in. [250 mm] wide is covered as bar in Specification B351/B351M.
1.4 Unless a single unit is used, for example corrosion mass
3. Terminology
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gain in mg/dm , the values stated in either inch-pound or SI
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values
3.1.1 annealed, n—denotes material that exhibits a recrys-
stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore each
tallized grain structure.
system must be used independently of the other. SI values
cannot be mixed with inch-pound values.
3.2 Lot Definition:
3.2.1 Sheet, strip, and plate products (single definition,
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
common to nuclear and non-nuclear standards), n—a lot shall
test method portions of this specification. This standard does
consist of a material of the same size, shape, condition, and
not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any,
finish produced from the same ingot or powder blend by the
associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this
same reduction schedule and the same heat treatment param-
standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices
eters. Unless otherwise agreed between manufacturer and
and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior
purchaser, a lot shall be limited to the product of an 8 h period
to use.
for final continuous anneal, or to a single furnace load for final
2. Referenced Documents batch anneal.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Ordering Information
4.1 Purchase orders for material under this specification
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM B10 on Reactive and
should include the following information as required to ad-
Refractory Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of B10.02 on
equately describe the desired material:
Zirconium and Hafnium.
4.1.1 Quantity (weight or number of pieces),
Current edition approved April 1, 2011. Published April 2011. Originally
4.1.2 Name of material,
approved in 1960. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as B352/
B352M – 02 (2006). DOI: 10.1520/B0352_B0352M-11.
4.1.3 Condition (Section 6),
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4.1.4 Finish (Section 14),
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
4.1.5 Form (Sheet, strip, plate),
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. 4.1.6 Edge (Section 15),
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4.1.7 Dimensions (size, thickness, width and length), 5. Materials and Manufacture
4.1.8 Grade designation (Table 1), and
5.1 Materials covered by this specification shall be pro-
4.1.9 ASTM designation and year of issue. duced in accordance with Specification B350/B350M; all
processes to be done in furnaces usually used for reactive
4.1.10 Transverse test requirements, if any (Sect
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of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation:B352/B352M–02(Reapproved2006) Designation: B352/B352M – 11
Standard Specification for
Zirconium and Zirconium Alloy Sheet, Strip, and Plate for
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Nuclear Application
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B352/B352M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers hot- and cold-rolled zirconium and zirconium alloy sheet, strip, and plate.
1.2 One unalloyed and three alloys for use in nuclear applications are described.
1.3 The products covered in this specification include the following forms and sizes:
1.3.1 Sheet, 24 in. [600 mm] or more in width; under 0.187 in. [4.8 mm) in thickness,
1.3.2 Strip, less than 24 in. [600 mm] in width; under 0.187 in. [4.8 mm] in thickness, and
1.3.3 Plate, over 10 in. [250 mm] in width; 0.187 in. [4.8 mm] and over in thickness.
NOTE 1—Material over 0.187 in. [4.8 mm] in thickness and less than 10 in. [250 mm] wide is covered as bar in Specification B351/B351M.
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1.4 Unless a single unit is used, for example corrosion mass gain in mg/dm , the values stated in either inch-pound or SI units
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore each system must
be used independently of the other. SI values cannot be mixed with inch-pound values.
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portions of this specification. This standard does not
purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to
establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
B350/B350M Specification for Zirconium and Zirconium Alloy Ingots for Nuclear Application
B351/B351M Specification for Hot-Rolled and Cold-Finished Zirconium and ZirconiumAlloy Bars, Rod, andWire for Nuclear
Application
E88/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
E21 Test Methods for Elevated Temperature Tension Tests of Metallic Materials
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E114 Practice for Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Straight-Beam Contact Testing E214Practice for Immersed Ultrasonic Testing by the
Reflection Method Using Pulsed Longitudinal
Waves
G2/G2M Test Method for Corrosion Testing of Products of Zirconium, Hafnium, and TheirAlloys in Water at 680F [360C] or
in Steam at 750F [400C]
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1 annealed, n—denotes material that exhibits a recrystallized grain structure.
3.2 Lot Definitions:
3.2.1castings, n—a lot shall consist of all castings produced from the same pour.
3.2.2ingot, n—no definition required.
3.2.3rounds, flats, tubes, and wrought powder metallurgical products (single definition, common to nuclear and non-nuclear
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B10 on Reactive and Refractory Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
B10.02 on Zirconium and Hafnium.
Current edition approved Sept. 15, 2006. Published October 2006. Originally approved in 1960. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as B352/B352M–02. DOI:
10.1520/B0352_B0352M-02R06.
Current edition approved April 1, 2011. Published April 2011. Originally approved in 1960. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as B352/B352M – 02 (2006). DOI:
10.1520/B0352_B0352M-11.
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volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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standards), n—a lot shall consist of a material of the same size, shape, condition, and finish produced from the same ingot or
powder blend by the same reduction schedule and the same heat treatment parameters. Unless otherwise agreed between
manufacturer and purchaser, a lot shall be limited to the product of an 8 h period for final continuous anneal, or to a single furnace
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