Effect of Weld Properties on the Crush Strength of the PWR Spacer Grid

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left" rowspan="2">Specimen (7 × 7 type)</td><td align="center" colspan="3">Strap thickness (mm)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="center">Outer strap A</td><td align="center">Outer strap B</td><td align="center">Inner strap</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left"></td><td align="center">0.664</td><td align="center">0.457</td><td align="center">0.457</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Geometric data for the subsize (7 × 7 array) spacer grid specimen.

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Table 4

Table 4: Effect of Weld Properties on the Crush Strength of the PWR Spacer Grid 