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An electron microscopy study on the Zr oxides formed during the transition to breakaway oxidation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2012

Dong Jun Park ,
Byoung Kwon Choi  and
Jeong Yong Park
Dong Jun Park
Affiliation:
LWR Fuel Technology Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 1045 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-353, Korea
Byoung Kwon Choi
Affiliation:
LWR Fuel Technology Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 1045 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-353, Korea
Jeong Yong Park
Affiliation:
LWR Fuel Technology Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 1045 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-353, Korea
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Abstract

In order to characterize the microstructure of oxide layers formed on Zircaloy-4 tubes during the breakaway transition, oxidation tests in a flowing steam environment were performed at 1000°C with a different oxidation time. It was found that breakaway oxidation occurred after the oxidation time of 3000s, and zirconium dioxide layers existed in two mixed crystallographic forms of the tetragonal and monoclinic phase in all samples. The zirconium oxide layers showed enhanced crystallinity, increase in grain size, and fine pores at the grain boundary after breakaway oxidation. We found that the initiation of breakaway-oxidation instability originated from these microstructural changes.

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Zroxidationmicrostructure
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1444: Symposium S/Y – Actinides and Nuclear Energy Materials , 2012 , mrss12-1444-s09-01
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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