X-ray measurement of residual stresses and texture development during a rolling sequence of zirconium alloy cladding tubes - influence of plastic anisotropy on mechanical behaviour

Texture and residual stress analysis using X-ray diffraction has been carried out on zirconium alloy cladding tubes after cold pilgering. A quantitative interpretation of the influence of intergranular stresses on the analysed stress development has been performed using a polycrystalline model.