[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing of FeCrAl alloys for nuclear applications-A focused review

S Palaniappan, SS Joshi, S Sharma… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2024 - Elsevier
FeCrAl alloys exhibit outstanding high-temperature oxidation resistance and impressive
mechanical strength, rendering them as forefront materials with broad applicability across …

Distinctive Oxide Films Develop on the Surface of FeCrAl as the environment changes for nuclear fuel cladding

H Qu, L Yin, M Larsen, RB Rebak - Corrosion and Materials Degradation, 2024 - mdpi.com
The corrosion-resistant properties of IronChromium–Aluminum (FeCrAl) alloys have been
known for nearly a century. Since the 1950s, they have been explored for application in the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of aging and α'segregation on oxidation and electrochemical behavior of FeCrAl alloys

R Rajendran, AS Chikhalikar, I Roy… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
FeCrAl alloys are promising candidates for next generation nuclear fuel cladding
applications due to their high resistance to hydrothermal corrosion, high temperature steam …

Effect of molybdenum on the oxidation resistance of FeCrAl alloy in lower temperature (400° C) and higher temperature (1200° C) steam environments

HJ Qu, AS Chikhalikar, H Abouelella, I Roy… - Corrosion …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The effect of 0, 1, 3 wt% Mo addition on the corrosion behavior of Fe21Cr5. 5Al was
studied through steam tests at 400° C and 1200° C. At 400° C, Mo addition leads to non …

[HTML][HTML] Elucidating precipitation in FeCrAl alloys through explainable AI: A case study

SK Ravi, I Roy, S Roychowdhury, B Feng… - Computational Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
A primary challenge of using FeCrAl in high temperature industrial settings is the formation
of α′-precipitates that causes brittleness in the alloy, resulting in failure through fracture …

The effect of ramp heating on the microstructure and surface chemistry of APMT FeCrAl alloy

RV Umretiya, A Chikhalikar, B Elward… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The APMT FeCrAl alloy is a cladding candidate for the accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) systems
in light water reactors (LWRs) due to its ability to form a protective Al 2 O 3 film on the …

Effect of grain refinement on high temperature steam oxidation of an FeCrAl alloy

J Rittenhouse, M Luebbe, A Hoffman, Y Liu, RB Rebak… - Corrosion …, 2024 - Elsevier
FeCrAl alloys are promising candidates to replace Zr alloys as fuel cladding materials in
nuclear light-water reactors. Grain refinement has been indicated to improve irradiation …

Hydrogen embrittlement of FeCrAl alloys: The significant role of Laves phase and AlN particles

X Pang, D Du, H Wang, X An - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2024 - Elsevier
The addition of Nb to FeCrAl alloy enhanced its mechanical properties owing to the
precipitated-phase strengthening effect. However, the additive amount and its effect on …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of Al content on steam oxidation behavior for ferritic Fe-21Cr-xAl alloys

AS Chikhalikar, H Qu, H Abouelella, B Nagothi… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
Given the focus on developing novel accident-tolerant materials for nuclear fuel cladding
applications, FeCrAl alloys have been considered as one of the promising candidates. To …

Oxide Layers in Ni-doped FeCrAl Alloy in 320° C Radioactive Hydrogenated Water

L Joyce, P Wang, RV Umretiya, A Hoffman… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Iron-chromium-aluminum (FeCrAl) alloys have been the interest of the international
nuclear energy industry as an accident tolerant fuel cladding replacement to the Zircaloy …