Examinations of Oxidation and Sulfidation of Grain Boundaries in Alloy 600 Exposed to Simulated Pressurized Water Reactor Primary Water
Journal Article
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· Microscopy and Microanalysis
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom)
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
High-resolution characterizations of intergranular attack in alloy 600 (Ni-17Cr-9Fe) exposed to 325 °C simulated pressurized water reactor (PWR) primary water have been conducted using a combination of scanning electron microscopy, NanoSIMS, analytical transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography. The intergranular attack exhibited a two-stage microstructure that consisted of continuous corrosion/oxidation to a depth of ~200 nm from the surface followed by discrete Cr-rich sulfides to a further depth of ~500 nm. The continuous oxidation region contained primarily nanocrystalline MO-structure oxide particles and ended at Ni-rich, Cr-depleted grain boundaries with spaced CrS precipitates. Three-dimensional characterization of the sulfidized region using site-specific atom probe tomography revealed extraordinary grain boundary composition changes, including total depletion of Cr across a several nm wide dealloyed zone as a result of grain boundary migration.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States), Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 1083397
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL--21595; 47700; KC0202040
- Journal Information:
- Microscopy and Microanalysis, Journal Name: Microscopy and Microanalysis Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 19; ISSN 1431-9276
- Publisher:
- Microscopy Society of America (MSA)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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