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Pore structure in oxide films on irradiated and unirradiated zirconium alloys
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In this article, the pore structures of the oxides formed on Zircaloy-2 and Zr-2.5% Nb alloy samples are analyzed to show the differences in pore structure in the two cases, and it was shown that an impervious barrier layer of oxide persists to very high weight gains, although the outer part of the oxide is porous.About:
This article is published in Journal of Nuclear Materials.The article was published on 1987-05-01. It has received 43 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Oxide & Zirconium alloy.read more
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Corrosion of Zirconium Alloys Used for Nuclear Fuel Cladding
TL;DR: In this article, the mechanisms of corrosion and hydrogen pickup and the role of alloy selection in minimizing both phenomena are considered on the basis of two principal characteristics: the pretransition kinetics and the loss of oxide protectiveness at transition.
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Laser-stimulated luminescence of yttria-stabilized cubic zirconia crystals
TL;DR: In this paper, the kinetics of laser-stimulated luminescence (LSL) of yttria-stabilized cubic zirconia single crystals are investigated.
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Differences in reactivity of oxide growth during the oxidation of Zircaloy-4 in water vapour before and after the kinetic transition
M. Tupin,M. Tupin,Michèle Pijolat,Françoise Valdivieso,Michel Soustelle,A. Frichet,P. Barberis +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the oxidation of Zircaloy-4 by water vapour has been studied between 500 and 550 °C, with the partial pressure ranging in 13-80 hPa, using isothermal and isobaric thermogravimetry, and calorimetry.
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Growth and characterization of oxide layers on zirconium alloys
TL;DR: In the range 265-435°C Zr-2.5Nb corrosion takes place in two stages, as opposed to the cyclic behaviour of Zry-4 as discussed by the authors.
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Review of stress fields in Zirconium alloys corrosion scales
TL;DR: A review of the literature on residual stress determination in zirconia scales has been undertaken in this article, where Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction have been used.
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Advances in Corrosion Science and Technology
Mars G. Fontana,Roger W. Staehle +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the effect of surface barrier effects on the performance of anode-oxide films on the surface charge of a metal and the role of the metal in Inhibition.
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A study of the stresses generated in zirconia films during the oxidation of zirconium alloys
C. Roy,B. Burgess +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the deformation kinetics of zirconium and Zircaloy-2 strips, resulting from oxidation at 500°C in dry oxygen, were measured as a function of time.
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Processes occurring during the breakdown of oxide films on zirconium alloys
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a mercury porosimeter to measure the size distribution of cracks and pores in insulating oxide films, with an electron microscope study of the same oxide films.
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A porosimeter for determining the sizes of flaws in zirconia or other insulating films “In Situ”
TL;DR: In this article, the resistive component of the impedance of the oxide film as a function of pressure (up to 105 psi) for a specimen immersed in mercury was used to determine the size distribution of flaws in the oxide.
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The Oxidation and Corrosion of Zirconium and its Alloys V . Mechanism of Oxide Film Growth and Breakdown on Zirconium and Zircaloy‐2
TL;DR: In this paper, the growth of the thin interference color film was found to obey a logarithmic growth law and probably is an example of Uhlig's thin film growth law as applied to metal oxidation.