Published November 1986 | Version v1
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A ball cratering method for Auger analysis of oxide layers on 20-25-Nb CAGR cladding

Creators

  • 1. UKAEA Springfields Nuclear Power Development Labs.

Description

A ball cratering method has been developed for the Auger analysis of oxide layers on 20-25-Nb CAGR cladding to overcome the inadequacies of ion etching for producing composition-depth profiles. Besides enabling much faster analysis, the ball cratering method reveals irregularity in the oxide layer structure, eliminates the interface smearing caused by ion etching and enables a determination of the oxide thickness to be made. The method may be extended to the analysis of other specimens, three fundamental geometries (flat, cylindrical and spherical) being considered. (author)

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
25 p.
Report number
ND-R--1163(S)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
18080281
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Descriptors DEI
AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CORROSION; FUEL CANS; NIOBIUM ADDITIONS; OXIDES; STEEL-NI25CR20
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; AUSTENITIC STEELS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEELS; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS; HIGH ALLOY STEELS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; NICKEL ALLOYS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SPECTROSCOPY; STAINLESS STEELS; STEELS