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Oxidation kinetics and related phenomena of zircaloy-4 fuel cladding exposed to high temperature steam and hydrogen-steam mixtures under PWR accident conditions
S. Leistikow,G. Schanz +1 more
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In this article, the oxidation kinetics of Zircaloy-4 tubes in steam and hydrogen-steam mixtures and the related changes in the mechanical properties have been investigated.Citations
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Advanced Oxidation Resistant Iron-Based Alloys for LWR Fuel Cladding
TL;DR: In this article, an application of advanced oxidation-resistant iron alloys as light water reactor fuel cladding is proposed, based on specific limitations associated with zirconium alloys.
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Early studies on Cr-Coated Zircaloy-4 as enhanced accident tolerant nuclear fuel claddings for light water reactors
Jean-Christophe Brachet,Isabel Idarraga-Trujillo,Marion Le Flem,Matthieu Le Saux,Valérie Vandenberghe,Valérie Vandenberghe,Stéphane Urvoy,Elodie Rouesne,T. Guilbert,Caroline Toffolon-Masclet,Marc Tupin,Christian Phalippou,Fernando Lomello,Frédéric Schuster,Alain Billard,Gihan Velisa,Cédric Ducros,Frédéric Sanchette +17 more
TL;DR: In this article, the first generation of chromium-based coatings exhibited the most promising behavior: good compromise between oxidation resistance and adhesion to the metallic substrate, good fretting resistance and improved resistance to oxidation in steam at high temperature.
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Zircaloy-4 and M5 ® high temperature oxidation and nitriding in air
TL;DR: In this article, degradation of Zircaloy-4 and M5 ® cladding tubes in air at high temperature was investigated by thermo-gravimetric analysis, in isothermal conditions, in a 600-1200°C temperature range.
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High temperature oxidation and microstructural evolution of cold spray chromium coatings on Zircaloy-4 in steam environments
TL;DR: In this paper, the response of cold sprayed Cr coatings on Zircaloy-4 at 1130-1310°C in flowing steam at atmospheric pressure have been studied.
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Advanced treatment of zircaloy cladding high-temperature oxidation in severe accident code calculations: Part I. Experimental database and basic modeling
G. Schanz,B. Adroguer,A. Volchek +2 more
TL;DR: In this article, the high-temperature oxidation kinetics of zircaloy (Zry) are evaluated and a reasonable base of combined data is identified, for a moment with certain uncertainty, which is not suitable for direct application.
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High-temperature oxidation of zircaloy-2 and zircaloy-4 in steam
V.F. Urbanic,T.R. Heidrick +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured reaction kinetics and the rate of growth of the combined (ZrO2 + α-Zr) layer for Zircaloy-2 and Zirconoy-4 oxidation in steam over the temperature range 1050 −1850°C.
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Studies Of Metal-Water Reactions At High Temperatures. Iii. Experimental And Theoretical Studies Of The Zirconium-Water Reaction
Louis Baker,Louis C. Just +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a mathematical model of the reaction of molten metal spheres with water was proposed, and the results compared favorably with experimental results obtained by the condenser-discharge experiment and with the results of previous investigators.
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Reaction behavior of zircaloy-4 in steam-hydrogen mixtures at high temperature
Teruo Furuta,Satoru Kawasaki +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined Oxides and ductility of reacted Zircaloy-4 tubes to identify hydrogen absorption at the inside surface of burst cladding during a LOCA transient.
Comprehensive presentation of extended Zircaloy-4 steam oxidation results (600-1600 deg. C)
TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed analysis of the long-term and high-temperature oxidation behavior of Zircaloy-4 in steam (600-1600 deg. C) is presented.