Permanent disposal of high level nuclear waste in containers that employ steel as a
structural element and copper as a corrosion barrier material is a favoured design concept in …

Passive films are essential for the longevity of metals and alloys in corrosive environments.
A great deal of research has been devoted to understanding and characterizing passive …

In this study, the WC-Cr 3 C 2-Ni and WC-Ni coatings were processed on steels with the
HVOF spray, and their corrosion behaviors in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution with 0, 20, 100 and 200 …

Synchrotron high-energy XRD measurements and ab-initio DFT calculations were employed
to investigate microstructural degradation of copper upon exposure to sulfide-containing …

All nuclear energy producing nations face a common challenge associated with the long-
term solution for their used nuclear fuel. After decades of research, many nuclear safety …

Finnish nuclear waste disposal program proposes to dispose spent nuclear fuel in tightly
sealed copper canisters in a geological repository; here, copper acts as a corrosion barrier …

Passivity breakdown and pitting on pure copper has been studied in simulated repository
ground water (x M NaCl+ 2× 10− 4 M Na 2 S, pH= 9.0±0.2 at 40 C, as established by 0.2 M …

The formation of copper sulphide films on copper in aqueous sulphide solutions has been
investigated under both natural corrosion and electrochemical conditions. Film growth …

Hydrogen permeation and corrosion behaviour of Cu-coated carbon steel under simulated
nuclear waste disposal conditions of the Beishan area have been investigated. The …

The microstructures of copper (Cu) materials were investigated by electron backscatter
diffraction, showing that electrodeposited (ED) Cu has a homogenous polycrystalline …