Focussed ion beam sectioning for the 3D characterisation of cracking in oxide scales formed on commercial ZIRLO (TM) alloys during corrosion in high temperature pressurised water
Using FIB sectioning and reconstruction techniques we have performed a quantitative analysis on the microstructure of cracks and the topography of the metal-oxide interface in oxides formed on ZIRLO™ alloys in high-temperature water. The most significant observation is the continuous production of c...
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| author | Ni, N Lozano-Perez, S Sykes, J Smith, G Grovenor, C |
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| description | Using FIB sectioning and reconstruction techniques we have performed a quantitative analysis on the microstructure of cracks and the topography of the metal-oxide interface in oxides formed on ZIRLO™ alloys in high-temperature water. The most significant observation is the continuous production of cracks both before and after the transition in kinetics, not a sudden burst of crack nucleation at transition as assumed in the literature. By concluding that cracks are not generated as a result of the transition and are not the primary cause, we suggest that a process by which cracks within the scale become connected to the oxidising environment through interconnected nanoporosity may be critical in controlling the overall rate of oxidation. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:6f7779cc-1efd-4bed-a69c-7bd8f16156c32022-03-26T19:30:49ZFocussed ion beam sectioning for the 3D characterisation of cracking in oxide scales formed on commercial ZIRLO (TM) alloys during corrosion in high temperature pressurised waterJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:6f7779cc-1efd-4bed-a69c-7bd8f16156c3Symplectic Elements at Oxford2011Ni, NLozano-Perez, SSykes, JSmith, GGrovenor, CUsing FIB sectioning and reconstruction techniques we have performed a quantitative analysis on the microstructure of cracks and the topography of the metal-oxide interface in oxides formed on ZIRLO™ alloys in high-temperature water. The most significant observation is the continuous production of cracks both before and after the transition in kinetics, not a sudden burst of crack nucleation at transition as assumed in the literature. By concluding that cracks are not generated as a result of the transition and are not the primary cause, we suggest that a process by which cracks within the scale become connected to the oxidising environment through interconnected nanoporosity may be critical in controlling the overall rate of oxidation. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. |
| spellingShingle | Ni, N Lozano-Perez, S Sykes, J Smith, G Grovenor, C Focussed ion beam sectioning for the 3D characterisation of cracking in oxide scales formed on commercial ZIRLO (TM) alloys during corrosion in high temperature pressurised water |
| title | Focussed ion beam sectioning for the 3D characterisation of cracking in oxide scales formed on commercial ZIRLO (TM) alloys during corrosion in high temperature pressurised water |
| title_full | Focussed ion beam sectioning for the 3D characterisation of cracking in oxide scales formed on commercial ZIRLO (TM) alloys during corrosion in high temperature pressurised water |
| title_fullStr | Focussed ion beam sectioning for the 3D characterisation of cracking in oxide scales formed on commercial ZIRLO (TM) alloys during corrosion in high temperature pressurised water |
| title_full_unstemmed | Focussed ion beam sectioning for the 3D characterisation of cracking in oxide scales formed on commercial ZIRLO (TM) alloys during corrosion in high temperature pressurised water |
| title_short | Focussed ion beam sectioning for the 3D characterisation of cracking in oxide scales formed on commercial ZIRLO (TM) alloys during corrosion in high temperature pressurised water |
| title_sort | focussed ion beam sectioning for the 3d characterisation of cracking in oxide scales formed on commercial zirlo tm alloys during corrosion in high temperature pressurised water |
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