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Title: Oxidation Kinetics of Ferritic Alloys in High-Temperature Steam Environments

Abstract

High-temperature isothermal steam oxidation kinetic parameters of several ferritic alloys were determined by thermogravimetric analysis. We measured the oxidation kinetic constant (k) as a function of temperature from 900°C to 1200°C. The results show a marked increase in oxidation resistance compared to reference Zircaloy-2, with kinetic constants 3–5 orders of magnitude lower across the experimental temperature range. Our results of this investigation supplement previous findings on the properties of ferritic alloys for use as candidate cladding materials and extend kinetic parameter measurements to high-temperature steam environments suitable for assessing accident tolerance for light water reactor applications.

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ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [3]; ORCiD logo [2]
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  1. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  3. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Fuel Cycle Technologies (NE-5)
OSTI Identifier:
1408845
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-28127
Journal ID: ISSN 1047-4838; TRN: US1703079
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
JOM. Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 70; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1047-4838
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Material Science; High-Temperature Steam Oxidation; Oxidation Kinetics; Nuclear Fuel Element; Accident Tolerance.

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Parker, Stephen S., White, Josh, Hosemann, Peter, and Nelson, Andrew. Oxidation Kinetics of Ferritic Alloys in High-Temperature Steam Environments. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-017-2639-5.
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Parker, Stephen S., White, Josh, Hosemann, Peter, & Nelson, Andrew. Oxidation Kinetics of Ferritic Alloys in High-Temperature Steam Environments. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-017-2639-5
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Parker, Stephen S., White, Josh, Hosemann, Peter, and Nelson, Andrew. Fri . "Oxidation Kinetics of Ferritic Alloys in High-Temperature Steam Environments". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-017-2639-5. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1408845.
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@article{osti_1408845,
title = {Oxidation Kinetics of Ferritic Alloys in High-Temperature Steam Environments},
author = {Parker, Stephen S. and White, Josh and Hosemann, Peter and Nelson, Andrew},
abstractNote = {High-temperature isothermal steam oxidation kinetic parameters of several ferritic alloys were determined by thermogravimetric analysis. We measured the oxidation kinetic constant (k) as a function of temperature from 900°C to 1200°C. The results show a marked increase in oxidation resistance compared to reference Zircaloy-2, with kinetic constants 3–5 orders of magnitude lower across the experimental temperature range. Our results of this investigation supplement previous findings on the properties of ferritic alloys for use as candidate cladding materials and extend kinetic parameter measurements to high-temperature steam environments suitable for assessing accident tolerance for light water reactor applications.},
doi = {10.1007/s11837-017-2639-5},
journal = {JOM. Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society},
number = 2,
volume = 70,
place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {11}
}
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