Investigating zirconium alloy corrosion with advanced experimental techniques: A review

E Kautz, B Gwalani, Z Yu, T Varga, K Geelhood… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] 5.03 corrosion of zirconium alloys

TR Allen, RJM Konings, AT Motta - Comprehensive nuclear materials, 2012 - nuce.psu.edu
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 …

The role of secondary phase precipitates in zircaloy corrosion: From point defects to local percolation

F Zhao, Y Ling, Y Hu, W Wang, Y Bai, Z Yang, Z Zhang - Corrosion Science, 2024 - Elsevier
A thin oxide film on NZ alloy (Zr-1Sn-0.3 Nb-0.3 Fe-0.1 Cr) was formed to investigate the
correlation of microstructure and corrosion behavior at the initial stage by directly identifying …

The role of β-Zr in a Zr-2.5 Nb alloy during aqueous corrosion: A multi-technique study

J Liu, G He, A Callow, K Li, KL Moore, H Nordin… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Zr–2.5 Nb alloy is used as pressure tubes in Canadian Deuterium Uranium
(CANDU) nuclear reactors, and the typical starting microstructure consists of α-Zr grains …

The structure, mechanical, electronic and thermodynamic properties of bcc Zr-Nb alloy: A first principles study

Y Zhao, H Li, Y Huang - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021 - Elsevier
First principles calculations based on different substitution models are performed to
investigate the structural, elastic, thermodynamic, and electronic properties of body-centered …

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 …

Irradiation damage reduces alloy corrosion rate via oxide space charge compensation effects

Z Yu, E Kautz, H Zhang, A Schneider, T Kim, Y Zhang… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Radiation effects in materials often compound and accelerate other detrimental phenomena
such as embrittlement, oxidation and creep. However, irradiation can also decrease the …

Irradiation-induced Nb redistribution of ZrNb alloy: An APT study

Z Yu, A Couet, M Bachhav - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
We have investigated proton irradiation induced Nb redistribution in Zr-xNb alloy (x= 0.4,
0.5, 1.0) by using Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) and Atom Probe …

New Co-Cr-Mo-Nb-Cu alloy for implant applications: Properties characterization

SM Moradi, S Zangeneh, S Vardak… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this research, a novel antibacterial alloy was fabricated through the addition of Cu and Nb
to the conventional Co-Cr-Mo (CCM) alloy. Tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding was utilized to …