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Oxidation of Zirconium During a High-Temperature Transient
A. Sawatzky,G. A. Ledoux,S. Jones +2 more
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In this paper, a physical model describing oxidation and oxygen diffusion under non-isothermal conditions is presented, which assumes equilibrium at phase interfaces, as usual in the treatment of diffusion.Abstract:
A physical model describing oxidation and oxygen diffusion under non-isothermal conditions is presented. It assumes (a) equilibrium at phase interfaces, as is usual in the treatment of diffusion, and (b) oxygen supersaturation of the ..beta..--zirconium to precipitate ..cap alpha..--zirconium on cooling. An important consideration, not required in isothermal diffusion, is that the equilibrium oxygen concentrations in the ..cap alpha..- and ..beta..-phases decrease with temperature. During isothermal oxidation at temperatures above 850/sup 0/C, the phase distribution is zirconium dixoide (ZrO/sub 2/)/..cap alpha../..beta...read more
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