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Heat Resistance of Zr–1Nb Alloy Claddings in Water Vapor after Ion-Plasma Nitriding

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The influence of ion-plasma nitriding time of Zr–1Nb alloy fuel cladding tubes on their resistance to oxidation in water vapor at 600–1200°C was studied. The hardness of the samples along the wall thickness increases from 2 to 3 GPa, and on the surface up to 12 GPa depending on the processing time. The nitrided tubes oxidize much more under cracking and delamination of the oxide layer compared to the initial state.

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  1. National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, National Science Center “Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology”, Kharkiv, Ukraine

    V. A. Zuyok, O. S. Kuprin, I. O. Klymenko, H. M. Tolmachova, M. V. Tretiakov, R. O. Rud, Ya.A. Kushtym, I. V. Dykyi & I. V. Shevchenko

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Translated from Fizyko-Khimichna Mekhanika Materialiv, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp. 113–119, July–August, 2022.

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Zuyok, V.A., Kuprin, O.S., Klymenko, I.O. et al. Heat Resistance of Zr–1Nb Alloy Claddings in Water Vapor after Ion-Plasma Nitriding. Mater Sci 58, 548–553 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11003-023-00697-z

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