TY - JOUR
T1 - An investigation of the oxidation behaviour of zirconium alloys using isotopic tracers and high resolution SIMS
AU - Yardley, Sean S.
AU - Moore, Katie L.
AU - Ni, Na
AU - Wei, Jang Fei
AU - Lyon, Stuart
AU - Preuss, Michael
AU - Lozano-Perez, Sergio
AU - Grovenor, Chris R.M.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - High resolution secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) analysis has been used to study the oxidation mechanisms when commercial low tin ZIRLO™1 and Zircaloy 4 materials are exposed to corroding environments containing both 18O and 2H isotopes. Clear evidence has been shown for different characteristic distributions of 18O before and after the kinetic transitions, and this behaviour has been correlated with the development of porosity in the oxide which allows the corroding medium to penetrate locally to the metal/oxide interface.
AB - High resolution secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) analysis has been used to study the oxidation mechanisms when commercial low tin ZIRLO™1 and Zircaloy 4 materials are exposed to corroding environments containing both 18O and 2H isotopes. Clear evidence has been shown for different characteristic distributions of 18O before and after the kinetic transitions, and this behaviour has been correlated with the development of porosity in the oxide which allows the corroding medium to penetrate locally to the metal/oxide interface.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.07.053
DO - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.07.053
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84883307663
SN - 0022-3115
VL - 443
SP - 436
EP - 443
JO - Journal of Nuclear Materials
JF - Journal of Nuclear Materials
IS - 1-3
ER -