Cracking of zircaloy as a result of unusual localized texturing

The texture dependence of KIH in Zr–2.5%Nb pressure tube materials

“…The inverse pole figures for the CB specimens with various textures were determined using CuK a radiation and the F was calculated from the inverse pole figures [8,9].…”

“…1 [3]. The basal pole component, F, which is the resolved fraction of the basal planes in the selected direction, is calculated by the method proposed by Evans et al [8] and Winegar [9]. The basal pole component is defined by Eq.…”