Published October 2009 | Version v1
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3-D atom-probe tomography of surface oxides in stainless steels formed under high-temperature water

Creators

  • 1. Dept. of Materials, Univ. of Oxford, Oxford (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Inst. of Nuclear Safety System, Inc., Mihama, Fukui (Japan)

Description

The oxidation of stainless steels under Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) primary water conditions is a complex phenomenon since it occurs at high pressure, high temperature and in the presence of a complex water chemistry. In this paper we demonstrate that atom-probe tomography combines the high spatial resolution and chemical sensitivity required to understand the chemistry of oxidation at the atomic scale. Effects of cold work in surface oxidation have also been characterized and will be discussed. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
INSS Journal
Journal Volume
16
Journal Page Range
p. 136-145
ISSN
1340-4482

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
41042098
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
COLD WORKING; LAYERS; OXIDATION; OXIDES; PROBES; PWR TYPE REACTORS; SENSITIVITY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STAINLESS STEELS; SURFACES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY; WATER CHEMISTRY
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FABRICATION; HIGH ALLOY STEELS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; MATERIALS WORKING; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; RESOLUTION; STEELS; THERMAL REACTORS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

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Notes
39 refs., 9 figs.