Effect of water chemistry and composition on microstructural evolution of oxide on Zr alloys

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Zhou, B X ^a   Li, Q ^b   Yao, M Y ^a   Liu, W Q ^b   Chu, Y L ^b  

^a Shanghai University   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Corrosion resistance; Microstructural evolution; Oxide films; Scanning electron microscopy; Scanning probe microscopy; Transmission electron microscopy; Zirconium alloys

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS PHASIS; BONDING STRENGTH; CORROSION PROCESS; CORROSION TESTS; DIFFUSION OF VACANCIES; EFFECT OF WATER; EXTERNAL CAUSE; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTERNAL CAUSE; INTERSTITIALS; OXIDE GROWTH; OXIDE LAYER; OXIDE/METAL INTERFACES; PHASE TRANSFORMATION; SURFACE FREE ENERGY; WATER CHEMISTRY; ZIRCALOY-4; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

CERIUM ALLOYS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTRONS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; PHASE INTERFACES; PROBES; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRESS; TERNARY ALLOYS; WEAR RESISTANCE; ZIRCONIA; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

OXIDE FILMS;

EID: 76649143086     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JAI101121     Document Type: Article

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