Published May 1999 | Version v1
Miscellaneous

Effect of Fe and Cu on corrosion behavior of Zr-Nb alloys

  • 1. KAERI, Taejon (Korea, Republic of)

Description

The effects of Fe and Cu on the corrosion behavior and microstructure of Zr-Nb alloys were investigated. Each alloy was manufactured by vacuum arc remelting, hot rolling, heat treatment, cold rolling and final annealing under two annealing conditions. Corrosion tests were carried out in static autoclave under 360 .deg. C water, 400 .deg. C steam and 360 .deg. C LiOH solution. Microstructures of alloys were analyzed by using TEM/EDS and image analyzer. In 360 .deg. C water and LiOH tests, ZrNbCuFe alloys showed the best corrosion resistance but ZrNbCu alloy had a good corrosion resistance in 400 .deg. C steam test. The β quenching in the manufacturing process accelerated the corrosion rate due to the unstable β phase and small precipitates of Zr-Nb alloys

Part of:
Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society spring meeting

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
KNS
Imprint Place
Taejon (Korea, Republic of)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society spring meeting
Imprint Pagination
[one CD-ROM]
Journal Page Range
[4 p.]

Conference

Title
1999 spring meeting of the Korean Nuclear Society
Dates
28-29 May 1999
Place
Pohang (Korea, Republic of)

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
33042459
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ANNEALING; COPPER; CORROSION; IRON; LITHIUM HYDRIDES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NIOBIUM ALLOYS; TESTING; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; ALLOYS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELEMENTS; HEAT TREATMENTS; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; METALS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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