Author:
Kuprin A.S.,Zuyok V.A.,Belous V.A.,Ovcharenko V.D.,Reshetnyak E.N.,Vasilenko R.L.,Tolmachova G.N.,Kushtym Ya.O.
Abstract
The processes of vacuum arc deposition of multicomponent coatings based on Cr, Ti, Al, Fe, Y, Si, and their nitrides with a thickness of 5…9 µm for the protection of zirconium alloy fuel rods were developed. The composition, structure, and mechanical properties of the coatings were determined by electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, and nanoindentation. Comparative studies of the protective properties of coatings during high-temperature oxidation of Zr1Nb tubes were carried out. It was found that metal coatings with a high chromium content have excellent protective properties during tests under simulated accident conditions. They are simultaneously resistant to high-temperature corrosion in air at 750…1100 °C and in water steam during thermal cycling up to 1020 °C. Hard nitride coatings, which significantly strengthen the surface of the zirconium alloy and provide good protection against oxidation in air, are less effective in water steam under thermal cycling. The coatings and processes of synthesis developed at NSC KIPT can be useful for improving fuel cladding made of zirconium alloys of the world's leading nuclear fuel producer Westinghouse Electric Company.
Publisher
Problems of Atomic Science and Technology
Subject
Management of Technology and Innovation,General Materials Science,General Medicine,General Medicine,General Engineering,General Medicine,General Medicine,Applied Mathematics,General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Engineering,General Environmental Science,General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
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