ASTM C752-13
(Specification)Standard Specification for Nuclear-Grade Silver-Indium-Cadmium Alloy
Standard Specification for Nuclear-Grade Silver-Indium-Cadmium Alloy
ABSTRACT
This specification covers silver-indium-cadmium alloy for use as a control material in light-water nuclear reactors. The use of this material in applications is excluded where material strength of this alloy is a prime requisite. Also, this material must be protected from the primary water by a corrosion and wear resistant cladding. The identity of each lot by melt number shall be maintained at all stages of manufacture. Parts produced to this specification shall be made from billets by hot working and cold finishing to size. The cold-finished parts shall be produced to the finish condition and dimensions as specified. The surface of the cold-finished part shall be free of oxides, grease, oil, residual lubricants, inclusions, and other extraneous materials. Surface defects such as folds, cracks, seams, slivers, and blisters shall be cause for rejection.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers silver-indium-cadmium alloy for use as a control material in light-water nuclear reactors.
1.2 The scope of this specification excludes the use of this material in applications where material strength of this alloy is a prime requisite. Also, this material must be protected from the primary water by a corrosion and wear resistant cladding.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
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Designation: C752 −13
StandardSpecification for
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Nuclear-Grade Silver-Indium-Cadmium Alloy
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C752; 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 3.1.1 A lot shall be defined as all parts produced from the
same melt by the same process.
1.1 This specification covers silver-indium-cadmium alloy
for use as a control material in light-water nuclear reactors.
4. Ordering Information
1.2 The scope of this specification excludes the use of this
4.1 Thebuyershallspecifythefollowinginformationonthe
material in applications where material strength of this alloy is
order:
a prime requisite. Also, this material must be protected from
4.1.1 Quantity,
the primary water by a corrosion and wear resistant cladding.
4.1.2 Lot size, and
4.1.3 Dimensions and tolerances.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
5. Materials and Manufacture
standard.
5.1 The identity of each lot by melt number shall be
2. Referenced Documents
maintained at all stages of manufacture.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
5.2 Parts produced to this specification shall be made from
C760 Test Methods for Chemical and Spectrochemical
billets by hot working and cold finishing to size.
Analysis of Nuclear-Grade Silver-Indium-Cadmium Al-
5.3 The cold-finished parts shall be produced to the finish
loys
condition and dimensions as specified in the purchase order.
C859 Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
E105 Practice for Probability Sampling of Materials
6. Chemical Composition
2.2 ANSI Standard:
6.1 The parts shall conform to the following chemical
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B46.1 Surface Roughness
composition:
ANSI/ASME NQA-1 Quality Assurance Requirements for
3 Element Weight %
Nuclear Facility Applications
2.3 U.S. Government Standard:
Indium 15.00 ± 0.25
Cadmium 5.00 ± 0.25
Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations, Energy Part 50
Total impurities, max 0.50 max
(10CFR50) Domestic Licensing of Production and Utili-
Silver remainder
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zation Facilities
Lead 0.03 max
Bismuth 0.03 max
3. Terminology
7. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance
3.1 Terms shall be defined in accordance with the terminol-
7.1 The surface of the cold-finished part shall be free of
ogy in Terminology C859, except for the following:
oxides, grease, oil, residual lubricants, inclusions, and other
extraneous materials.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C26 on
7.2 Surface defects such as folds, cracks, seams, slivers, and
Nuclear Fuel Cycle and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C26.03 on
Neutron Absorber Materials Specifications.
blisters shall be cause for rejection.
Current edition approved February 1, 2013. Published March 2013. Originally
7.3 Surface roughness shall be per ANSI B46.1 not to
approved in 1973. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as C752 – 03 (2010).
DOI: 10.1520/C0752-13
exceed 0.81 µm rms (32 µin. rms).
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
8. Sampling
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
8.1 Asampling plan to meet the acceptance criteria shall be
the ASTM website.
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Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
agreed to between the buyer and the seller. Samples for
4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
chemical analysis shall be taken after completion of all
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8.2 The sample shall be sufficient to perform quality control 60 calendar days. Rejected material may be returned to the
tests, acceptance tests and referee tests, as necessary. seller at the seller’s expense, unless the buyer receives, within
8.2.1 Quality control tests, 3 weeks of notice of rejection, other instructions for disposi-
8.2.2 Acceptance tests, and tion.
8.2.3 Referee tests.
12. Packaging and Package Marking
9. Methods of Chemical Analysis
12.1 Each part shall be individually wrapped or bagged and
9.1 Use analytical chemistry methods in accordance with
packed in low-sulfer, halogen-free suitable containers to pre-
Test Method C760 or demonstrated alt
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