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

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="540285.fig.0015a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2012/540285/figures/540285.fig.0015a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>P-spot welding </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="540285.fig.0015b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2012/540285/figures/540285.fig.0015b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b> P-9.275 mm</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="540285.fig.0015c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2012/540285/figures/540285.fig.0015c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b> P-13.28 mm</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Deformed shape using base material properties at maximum crush load.</table>

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Figure 15: Effect of Weld Properties on the Crush Strength of the PWR Spacer Grid 