Zirconium-based alloys (Zr alloys) are key materials in the nuclear industry due to their
thermal stability, mechanical durability, and low thermal neutron cross section. However …

The review focuses on the surface modification of Zr and its alloys, which is necessary to
expand the applications of these kinds of materials. Data on the properties of pure zirconium …

Zirconium alloys are widely used for fuel cladding and in pressure tubes, fuel channels
(boxes), and fuel spacer grids in almost all water-cooled reactors: light water reactors such …

Hydrogen enters zirconium metal as a result of the corrosion process and forms hydrides
when present in quantities above the solubility limit at a given temperature. Zircaloy-4 …

The transition mechanism is of significance to the corrosion behavior of zirconium alloys.
Two important phenomena may be the causes of transition, which are the undulated wavy …

The fuel cladding is one of the most important structural components for maintaining the
integrity of a fuel channel and for safely exploitation of a nuclear power plant. The corrosion …

The effect of the variation of the dissolved hydrogen concentration on the oxide phase
transformation under high-temperature hydrogenated water conditions was investigated …

The paper investigates the influence of oxidation atmosphere on the corrosion behaviour
after 7, 15, and 24 h of different zirconium-based materials, including pure metal, E110, and …

The chemistry of barrier oxide layers formed on zirconium alloys was investigated using
atom probe tomography (APT). Grain boundary segregation of Fe and Ni was observed. The …

The internal stress states of Optimized ZIRLO (OPZ) samples are evaluated post-quenching
from increasing temperatures to determine the role of chromium coatings, oxidation, and …