Material selection for accident tolerant fuel cladding

Pint, B. A.; Terrani, K. A.; Yamamoto, Y.; Snead, L. L.

doi:10.1007/s40553-015-0056-7

Title: Material selection for accident tolerant fuel cladding

Journal Article · Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. E, Materials for Energy Systems

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40553-015-0056-7· OSTI ID:1155053

Pint, B. A. ^[1]; Terrani, K. A. ^[1]; Yamamoto, Y. ^[1]; Snead, L. L. ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Alternative cladding materials are being investigated for accident tolerance, which can be defined as >100X improvement (compared to current Zr-based alloys) in oxidation resistance in steam environments at ≥1200°C for short (≤4 h) times. After reviewing a wide range of candidates, current steam oxidation testing is being conducted on Mo, MAX phases and FeCrAl alloys. Recently reported low mass losses for Mo in steam at 800°C could not be reproduced. Both FeCrAl and MAX phase Ti₂AlC form a protective alumina scale in steam. Therefore, commercial Ti₂AlC that is not single phase, formed a much thicker oxide at 1200°C in steam and significant TiO₂, and therefore may be challenging to use as a cladding or a coating. Alloy development for FeCrAl is seeking to maintain its steam oxidation resistance to 1475°C, while reducing its Cr content to minimize susceptibility to irradiation assisted Cr-rich α’ formation. The composition effects and critical limits to retaining protective scale formation at >1400°C are still being evaluated.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Fuel Cycle Technologies (NE-5)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1155053

Report Number(s):: M3FT-14OR0202361; TRN: US1600460

Journal Information:: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. E, Materials for Energy Systems, Vol. 2, Issue 3; ISSN 2196-2936

Publisher:: ASM InternationalCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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