Microstructure evolution of oxide films formed on zircaloy-4 during autoclave tests

Hedongli Gongcheng/Nuclear Power Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 364-371

  Zhou, Bang Xin ^a,b   Li, Qiang ^a   Yao, Mei Yi ^a   Liu, Wen Qing ^a   Zhu, Yu Liang ^a  

^a Shanghai University   (China)

^b NUCLEAR POWER INSTITUTE OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Microstructure; Oxide films; Zircaloy 4

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVES; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CORROSION; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FILMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OXIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TENSION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZIRCONIA;

OXIDE FILMS; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; ZIRCALOY-4;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 26944500578     PISSN: 02580926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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