摘要:
A zirconium alloy containing on weight basis, 0.4-1.2% tin, 0.2-0.4% iron, 0.1-0.6% chromium, not higher than 0.5% of niobium and balance oxygen and zirconium, wherein the sum of weight proportions of tin, iron and chromium is in the range from 0.9 to 1.5%; and a zirconium alloy as above wherein the proportions, expressed by weight %, of tin X.sub.Sn, iron X.sub.Fe, chromium X.sub.Cr, niobium X.sub.Nb and oxygen X.sub.o satisfy the equation0.18 X.sub.Sn +0.15(X.sub.Fe +X.sub.Cr)+0.13X.sub.Nb +4.72X.sub.o .gtoreq.0.95.