Understanding corrosion and hydrogen pickup of zirconium fuel cladding alloys: the role of oxide microstructure, porosity, suboxides, and second-phase particles

We used a range of advanced microscopy techniques to study the microstructure, nanoscale chemistry, and porosity in zirconium alloys at different stages of oxidation. Samples from both autoclave and in-reactor conditions were available, including ZIRLO™, Zr-1.0Nb, and Zr-2.5Nb samples with different...

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Main Authors: Hu, J, Setiadinata, B, Aarholt, T, Garner, A, Vilalta-Clemente, A, Partezana, J, Frankel, P, Bagot, P, Lozano-Perez, S, Wilkinson, A, Preuss, M, Moody, M, Grovenor, C
Format: Conference item
Published: ASTM International 2018