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Corrosion Behavior of Second Phase Alloys of β-(Nb, Zr) in Deionized Water at 360 ℃ |
Bing CHEN1,2,Changyuan GAO1,2,Jiao HUANG1,2,Yajing MAO1,2,Meiyi YAO1,2(),Jinlong ZHANG1,2,Bangxin ZHOU1,2,Qiang LI1,2 |
1 Institute of Materials, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China 2 Laboratory for Microstructures, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China |
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Bing CHEN,Changyuan GAO,Jiao HUANG,Yajing MAO,Meiyi YAO,Jinlong ZHANG,Bangxin ZHOU,Qiang LI. Corrosion Behavior of Second Phase Alloys of β-(Nb, Zr) in Deionized Water at 360 ℃. Acta Metall Sin, 2017, 53(4): 447-454.
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Abstract Zirconium alloys are widely used as fuel cladding materials in water-cooled nuclear power reactors due to their low thermal neutron cross-section, good mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. The waterside corrosion is one of main factors that influence the service life of zirconium alloys. The corrosion of zirconium alloys occurs at the oxide/metal (O/M) interface, so the characteristics of the oxide film do have an impact on the oxidation process of zirconium alloys, which are affected by the oxidation behavior of second phase particles (SPPs) in zirconium alloys. E110 (Zr-1Nb, mass fraction, %) and M5 (Zr-1Nb-0.16O) alloys are Zr-Nb series alloys used in commercial presently. The major SPPs in Zr-Nb series alloys are bcc β-Nb. β-Nb SPPs in zirconium alloys are very fine, and it is inconvenient to analyze their oxidation processes due to the effect of α-Zr matrix. Therefore, based on the composition and crystal structure of β-Nb, two kinds of β-(Nb, Zr) SPPs alloys, 90Nb-10Zr and 50Nb-50Zr alloys were prepared by vacuum non-consumable arc smelting, and were corroded in autoclave with deionized water at 360 ℃ and 18.6 MPa for 11 d. XRD was used to analyze the crystal structure and phase composition of β-(Nb, Zr) specimens before and after oxidation. SEM and TEM equipped with EDS were used to investigate the microstructures of the external surface and the cross-section of oxide layers. Results show that the 90Nb-10Zr and 50Nb-50Zr alloys are oxidized into amorphous and crystalline oxides. The crystalline oxide formed on 90Nb-10Zr alloy is monoclinic Nb2O5, but the crystalline oxide formed on 50Nb-50Zr alloy is tetragonal (Zr, Nb)O2.
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Received: 26 August 2016
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Fund: Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51471102) and National Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor Project of China (No.2011ZX06004-023) |
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