Author: Alistair John Garner
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Languages : en
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Investigating the Effect of Oxide Texture on the Corrosion Performance of Zirconium Alloys
Author: Alistair John Garner
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Effect of Texture and Microstructure of Zircnoium [sic] Alloys on Their Oxidation and Oxide Texture
Author: Jianlong Lin
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Languages : en
Pages : 302
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Pages : 302
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Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry
Author: George P. Sabol
Publisher: ASTM International
ISBN: 0803124066
Category : Nuclear fuel claddings
Languages : en
Pages : 907
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Publisher: ASTM International
ISBN: 0803124066
Category : Nuclear fuel claddings
Languages : en
Pages : 907
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Investigating the Effect of Zirconium Oxide Microstructure on Corrosion Performance
Author: Alistair Garner
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Category : Microstructure
Languages : en
Pages : 33
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Scanning precession electron diffraction in the transmission electron microscope has been used to simultaneously map the phase, orientation, and grain morphology of oxides formed on Zircaloy-2 after three and six cycles in a boiling water reactor in unprecedented detail. For comparison, a region of a preoxidized autoclave-formed oxide was also proton-irradiated at the Dalton Cumbrian Facility. The proton irradiation was observed to cause additional stabilization of the tetragonal phase that was attributed to the stabilizing effect of irradiation-induced defects in the oxide. In the reactor-formed oxides, no extra stabilization of the tetragonal grains was observed under neutron irradiation, as indicated by the similar tetragonal phase fraction and transformation twin-boundary distributions between the nonirradiated and reactor-formed oxides. It is suggested that the damage rate is too low in the newly formed oxide to cause significant stabilization of the tetragonal phase. This technique also reveals that the oxide formed under reactor conditions has a more heterogeneous microstructure, and the growth of well-oriented columnar monoclinic grains is significantly reduced compared with a nonirradiated oxide. High-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy also revealed the development of extensive networks of intergranular porosity and eventually grain decohesion in the reactor-formed oxides. These results suggest that the tetragonal-monoclinic transformation is not responsible for the accelerated corrosion exhibited under reactor conditions. It is proposed that the usual out-of-reactor oxide growth and nucleation processes are significantly modified under reactor conditions, resulting in a more heterogeneous and randomly oriented oxide microstructure with reduced columnar grain growth. It is suggested that this disordered oxide microstructure allows for the formation of extensive intergranular porosity that could lead to accelerated in-reactor corrosion.
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Category : Microstructure
Languages : en
Pages : 33
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Scanning precession electron diffraction in the transmission electron microscope has been used to simultaneously map the phase, orientation, and grain morphology of oxides formed on Zircaloy-2 after three and six cycles in a boiling water reactor in unprecedented detail. For comparison, a region of a preoxidized autoclave-formed oxide was also proton-irradiated at the Dalton Cumbrian Facility. The proton irradiation was observed to cause additional stabilization of the tetragonal phase that was attributed to the stabilizing effect of irradiation-induced defects in the oxide. In the reactor-formed oxides, no extra stabilization of the tetragonal grains was observed under neutron irradiation, as indicated by the similar tetragonal phase fraction and transformation twin-boundary distributions between the nonirradiated and reactor-formed oxides. It is suggested that the damage rate is too low in the newly formed oxide to cause significant stabilization of the tetragonal phase. This technique also reveals that the oxide formed under reactor conditions has a more heterogeneous microstructure, and the growth of well-oriented columnar monoclinic grains is significantly reduced compared with a nonirradiated oxide. High-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy also revealed the development of extensive networks of intergranular porosity and eventually grain decohesion in the reactor-formed oxides. These results suggest that the tetragonal-monoclinic transformation is not responsible for the accelerated corrosion exhibited under reactor conditions. It is proposed that the usual out-of-reactor oxide growth and nucleation processes are significantly modified under reactor conditions, resulting in a more heterogeneous and randomly oriented oxide microstructure with reduced columnar grain growth. It is suggested that this disordered oxide microstructure allows for the formation of extensive intergranular porosity that could lead to accelerated in-reactor corrosion.
Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry
Author: Gerry D. Moan
Publisher: ASTM International
ISBN: 0803128959
Category : Nuclear fuel claddings
Languages : en
Pages : 891
Book Description
Annotation The 41 papers of this proceedings volume were first presented at the 13th symposium on Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry held in Annecy, France in June of 2001. Many of the papers are devoted to material related issues, corrosion and hydriding behavior, in-reactor studies, and the behavior and properties of Zr alloys used in storing spent fuel. Some papers report on studies of second phase particles, irradiation creep and growth, and material performance during loss of coolant and reactivity initiated accidents. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Publisher: ASTM International
ISBN: 0803128959
Category : Nuclear fuel claddings
Languages : en
Pages : 891
Book Description
Annotation The 41 papers of this proceedings volume were first presented at the 13th symposium on Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry held in Annecy, France in June of 2001. Many of the papers are devoted to material related issues, corrosion and hydriding behavior, in-reactor studies, and the behavior and properties of Zr alloys used in storing spent fuel. Some papers report on studies of second phase particles, irradiation creep and growth, and material performance during loss of coolant and reactivity initiated accidents. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Texture and Anisotropy
Author: U. F. Kocks
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521794206
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
A successful book covering an important area of materials science, now available in paperback.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521794206
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
A successful book covering an important area of materials science, now available in paperback.
The Cause for Enhanced Corrosion of Zirconium Alloys by Hydrides
Author: HK. Woo
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Category : Corrosion
Languages : en
Pages : 23
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The cause of the accelerated corrosion of zirconium alloys by hydrides is studied by investigating the corrosion of three section planes of Zr-2.5Nb tubes with different texture: the longitudinal normal section (LS) plane, the transverse normal section (TS) plane, and the radial normal section (RS) plane. Corrosion tests were conducted on those section planes taken from the unhydrided and prehydrided Zr-2.5Nb tubes with up to 450 ppm H in water at 350°C or in steam at 400°C. For Zr-2.5Nb tube with a strong circumferential texture, the deleterious effect of hydrides on enhanced corrosion was most striking on the LS specimen, while beneficial and little hydride effect on the corrosion was observed on the TS and RS specimens, respectively. However, for Zr-2.5Nb tube with a comparatively radial texture, the deleterious effect of hydrides on enhanced corrosion was observed on all the three section planes. The lattice broadening and the interplanar spacing in the zirconium matrix were measured by using X-rays on those section planes taken from Zr-2.5Nb tubes with a circumferential texture before and after charging with hydrogen. The precipitation of hydrides in the Zr-2.5Nb tube subjected the LS plane to residual tensile stress, expanding the zirconium lattice in the LS, and the TS plane to compressive stress, contracting it in the TS. Based on these results, the corrosion acceleration by hydrides is discussed by correlating the change in the zirconium lattice distance or lattice distortion including residual stress and the corrosion on each plane before and after charging with hydrogen. This finding leads us to the conclusion that the major controlling factor to the corrosion of zirconium alloys is the lattice coherency between the metal and the oxide.
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Category : Corrosion
Languages : en
Pages : 23
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The cause of the accelerated corrosion of zirconium alloys by hydrides is studied by investigating the corrosion of three section planes of Zr-2.5Nb tubes with different texture: the longitudinal normal section (LS) plane, the transverse normal section (TS) plane, and the radial normal section (RS) plane. Corrosion tests were conducted on those section planes taken from the unhydrided and prehydrided Zr-2.5Nb tubes with up to 450 ppm H in water at 350°C or in steam at 400°C. For Zr-2.5Nb tube with a strong circumferential texture, the deleterious effect of hydrides on enhanced corrosion was most striking on the LS specimen, while beneficial and little hydride effect on the corrosion was observed on the TS and RS specimens, respectively. However, for Zr-2.5Nb tube with a comparatively radial texture, the deleterious effect of hydrides on enhanced corrosion was observed on all the three section planes. The lattice broadening and the interplanar spacing in the zirconium matrix were measured by using X-rays on those section planes taken from Zr-2.5Nb tubes with a circumferential texture before and after charging with hydrogen. The precipitation of hydrides in the Zr-2.5Nb tube subjected the LS plane to residual tensile stress, expanding the zirconium lattice in the LS, and the TS plane to compressive stress, contracting it in the TS. Based on these results, the corrosion acceleration by hydrides is discussed by correlating the change in the zirconium lattice distance or lattice distortion including residual stress and the corrosion on each plane before and after charging with hydrogen. This finding leads us to the conclusion that the major controlling factor to the corrosion of zirconium alloys is the lattice coherency between the metal and the oxide.
Corrosion of Zirconium Alloys in 900° Steam
Author: J. Paul Pemsler
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Category : Steam
Languages : en
Pages : 26
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Category : Steam
Languages : en
Pages : 26
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Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry: Tenth International Symposium
Author: A. M. Garde
Publisher: ASTM International
ISBN: 0803120117
Category : Nuclear fuel claddings
Languages : en
Pages : 805
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Publisher: ASTM International
ISBN: 0803120117
Category : Nuclear fuel claddings
Languages : en
Pages : 805
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Effect of Hydrogen on the Corrosion Performance of Zirconium Alloys
Author: Jianfei Wei
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