Hydrothermal corrosion of magnesia-pyrochlore composites for inert matrix materials

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1533-1545

  Xu, Peng ^a   Yates, Samantha J ^a   Nino, Juan C ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite; Corrosion; Hydration; IMF; MgO

Indexed keywords

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; ARRHENIUS RELATIONSHIP; COMPOSITE; CORROSION BEHAVIOR; CORROSION PROCESS; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRATION RESISTANCE; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; HYDROTHERMAL CORROSION; INERT MATRIX; MASS LOSS; PYROCHLORES; SATURATION PRESSURE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DISSOLUTION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEODYMIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

HYDRATION;

EID: 77953100469     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998309357086     Document Type: Article

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