Passivation of uranium metal by radio-frequency plasma nitriding against gas phase (H2, H2O) corrosion

Surface and Coatings Technology

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 38-41

  Raveh, A ^a   Arkush, R ^a   Zalkind, S ^a   Brill, M ^a  

^a NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Plasma nitriding; Uranium

Indexed keywords

AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGENATION; NITRIDING; PASSIVATION; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

URANIUM NITRIDES;

URANIUM;

NITRIDING; PASSIVATION; PLASMA TREATMENT; URANIUM;

EID: 0030186095     PISSN: 02578972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0257-8972(95)02537-5     Document Type: Article

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