Effects of adsorbates on Zircaloy oxidation in air and steam

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 270, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 154-164

  Park, Kwangheon ^a   Cho, Yoonchol ^b   Kim, Yun Goo ^c  

^a Center for Advanced Reactor Research   (South Korea)

^b Nuclear Fuel Design Department   (South Korea)

^c Sam Chang Enterprise Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; EMBRITTLEMENT; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STRESSES; SURFACES; THERMAL EFFECTS; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

ADSORBATE EFFECT; MONOCLINIC PHASE;

OXIDATION;

EID: 0032637807     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(98)00903-9     Document Type: Article

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