High-temperature corrosion of Zr–Nb alloy for nuclear structural materials

G Jiang, D Xu, W Yang, L Liu, Y Zhi, J Yang - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Zr–Nb alloy is successfully used as structural materials in nuclear reactors. However, its
widespread application is restricted by corrosion due to complex in-pile environments. This …

Corrosion of FeCrAl alloys used as fuel cladding in nuclear reactors

G Jiang, D Xu, P Feng, S Guo, J Yang, Y Li - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The safety of nuclear power plants has put forward new requirements for the corrosion
resistance of fuel cladding with the advancement of industrialization. FeCrAl alloys are …

[HTML][HTML] High temperature zirconium alloys for fusion energy

DJM King, AJ Knowles, D Bowden, MR Wenman… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review considers current Zr alloys and opportunities for advanced zirconium alloys to
meet the demands of a structural material in fusion reactors. Zr based materials in the …

Compact size Zr–Fe2O3 inspired metal-dielectric angle and polarization insensitive nanostructure for efficient solar energy absorption

BB Han, O Alsalman, J Surve, J Parmar, S Taya… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
We exhibit the perfect solar design by using Ferric Oxide (Fe 2 O 3) as the substrate layer,
and the Zirconium (Zr) material based resonator. The overall solar absorption is 95.79% and …

Corrosion of Zircaloy-4, Zr-1Nb and FeCrAl alloys in deaerated water at 330 C and 14 MPa: Superior corrosion resistance and corrosion mechanism of FeCrAl alloy by …

G Jiang, D Xu, Y Wei, H Liu, L Liu, W Kuang - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
After the Fukushima explosion, the research and development of accident tolerant fuel (ATF)
cladding has become a hot spot in the nuclear field. In this work, corrosion behavior of …

Susceptibility of Zr-2.5 (wt.%) Nb alloy to undergo nodular corrosion in water and steam environments: Effect of surface, cold work, temperature

A Samanta, TK Sawarn, S Banerjee, AK Tyagi… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nodular corrosion can severely affect the service life of zirconium alloys in water cooled
nuclear reactors. In this study, the susceptibility of pressure tube alloy to undergo nodular …

Oxidation of typical Zr-1 Nb alloy in high-temperature air under 700–900 C

G Jiang, D Xu, L Liu, X Ding, W Kuang, M Wang - Corrosion Science, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to promote the understanding of Zirconium alloy cladding failure under loss of
coolant accidents (LOCA), air oxidation behavior of Zr-1 Nb-0.12 O (M5) alloy at 700–900° C …

Understanding the oxidation resistance of zirconium alloy at 1000° C based on the formation of a Zr-Sn intermetallic phase and co-precipitation of Sn and Nb

Z Cui, J Liu, G Liu, G Tang, X Liu, R Meng… - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
The oxidation behavior of zirconium alloy in high-temperature steam plays a dominant role
in the operation of nuclear reactors under accident conditions. The present work …

Effect of adding Ta on the tribological behavior of Zr alloy after β-quenching and annealing

J Zhao, G Du, A Ghanaei, A Rajaee, D Davoodi… - Tribology …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current research, the wear properties of the Zr alloys at temperatures of 25, 300, and
600° C under loads of 50, 100, and 150 N were investigated. For this purpose, vacuum arc …

Effect of Zr and C co-addition on the characteristics of ZrB2-based ceramics: role of spark plasma sintering temperature

B Nayebi, N Parvin, JA Mohandesi, MS Asl - Ceramics International, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effect of Zr and C co-addition on the spark plasma sintered ZrB 2-
5 vol% Zr/graphite composites. Spark plasma sintering method was applied to consolidate …