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Experiments concerned with the development of zirconium-base alloys having corrosion resistance and strength superior to Zircaloy-2 and/or the development of materials of equivalent corrosion resistance but exhibiting enhanced strength are presented. After 3000 hr exposure to 680 deg F water, binary zirconium alloys showed corrosion resistance superior to Zircaloy-2. Alloys considered promising and which offer the highest chance of success are based on the binary compositions Zr--1Cr, Zr--ISb, Zr--O.5Nb, and Zr--O.5Sn with small additions of Te, Ge, Cr, or Fe. Alloys containing relatively high percentages of solute elements did not exhibit satisfactory corrosion properties. Corrosion data on experimental alloys in 750 deg F steam indicate a few highly proising and initially acceptable materials, which are Zr--3Cr --lFe, Zr--3Cr-- 0.25Te, and Zr--lV--lFe. Thus far the corrosion resistance is better than Zircaloy-2 and the higher alloy content indicates enhanced elevated temperature strength. (P.C.H.).