Forging nuclear-grade zirconium - GIF

Forging nuclear-grade zirconium. Zirconium is used for the outer layer of fuel rods in nuclear reactors.

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https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...2481#post96434
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Friend,

Isn't Zirconium a crystal sometimes used to imitate diamonds?

Is the resulting rod crystalline? I'd like to see it once it cooled down.

Saxon Violence

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Originally Posted by Saxon Violence

Friend,

Isn't Zirconium a crystal sometimes used to imitate diamonds?

Is the resulting rod crystalline? I'd like to see it once it cooled down.

Saxon Violence

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You are thinking of cubic zirconia the crystalline form of zirconium dioxide