Corrosion behavior of Zr-Nb-Cr cladding alloys

Zr-Nb-Cr alloys were used to evaluate the effects of alloying elements Nb and Cr on corrosion behavior of zirconium alloys. The microstructures of both Zr substrates and oxide films formed on zirconium alloys were characterized. Corrosion tests reveal that the corro- sion resistance of ZrxNb0.1Cr (x...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rare metals 2013-10, Vol.32 (5), p.480-485
Hauptverfasser: Gong, Wei-Jia, Wu, Cong-Feng, Tian, Hang, Ni, Xiao-Dong, Zhang, Hai-Long, Wang, Xi-Tao
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Zusammenfassung:Zr-Nb-Cr alloys were used to evaluate the effects of alloying elements Nb and Cr on corrosion behavior of zirconium alloys. The microstructures of both Zr substrates and oxide films formed on zirconium alloys were characterized. Corrosion tests reveal that the corro- sion resistance of ZrxNb0.1Cr (x = 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.1; wt%) alloys is first improved and then decreased with the increase of the Nb content. The best corrosion resistance can be obtained when the Nb concentration in the Zr matrix is nearly at the equilibrium solution, which is closely responsible for the formation of columnar oxide grains with protective characteristics. The Cr addition degrades the corrosion resistance of the Zrl.lNb alloy, which is ascribed to Zr(Cr,Fe,Nb)2 precipitates with a much larger size than β-Nb.
ISSN:1001-0521
1867-7185
DOI:10.1007/s12598-013-0138-6