TY - BOOK
T1 - Zirconium alloy waterside corrosion
AU - Lunabba, Ralf
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - In the development of zirconium alloys for nuclear
service, one of the main tasks has been to improve the
corrosion properties. Subsequently the corrosion of
zirconium alloys has been studied extensively since the
beginning of the commercial nuclear era, resulting in
numerous reports and articles.
The aim of this work has been to review the recent trends
in opinions on the corrosion mechanisms, the trends in
alloy development, and the in-reactor experience gained
up till now. Some of the properties of the zirconium
oxide film have also been given, the properties can be
used as input data in corrosion models.
Among zirconium alloys, mainly Zircaloy-2, Zircaloy-4,
Zr-l%Nb and Zr-2.5%Nb, the only alloys of commercial
importance in nuclear service, have been discussed. The
development of water cooled power plants seems not to go
into areas where experimental alloys would be superior
compared to traditional alloys.
AB - In the development of zirconium alloys for nuclear
service, one of the main tasks has been to improve the
corrosion properties. Subsequently the corrosion of
zirconium alloys has been studied extensively since the
beginning of the commercial nuclear era, resulting in
numerous reports and articles.
The aim of this work has been to review the recent trends
in opinions on the corrosion mechanisms, the trends in
alloy development, and the in-reactor experience gained
up till now. Some of the properties of the zirconium
oxide film have also been given, the properties can be
used as input data in corrosion models.
Among zirconium alloys, mainly Zircaloy-2, Zircaloy-4,
Zr-l%Nb and Zr-2.5%Nb, the only alloys of commercial
importance in nuclear service, have been discussed. The
development of water cooled power plants seems not to go
into areas where experimental alloys would be superior
compared to traditional alloys.
KW - Zirconium alloys
KW - corrosion
KW - nuclear reactors
M3 - Report
SN - 951-38-2921-9
T3 - Valtion teknillinen tutkimuskeskus. Tiedotteita
BT - Zirconium alloy waterside corrosion
PB - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
CY - Espoo
ER -