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  1. Dec 26, 2017, 12:59 PM #1
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    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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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Saxon Violence View Post
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    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.

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



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