The motivation for transitioning away from zirconium-based fuel cladding in light water
reactors to significantly more oxidation-resistant materials, thereby enhancing safety …

Among engineering materials, ceramics are indispensable in energy applications such as
batteries, capacitors, solar cells, smart glass, fuel cells and electrolyzers, nuclear power …

The oxidation of chromium-coated zirconium-based alloys is studied under steam at
temperatures ranging from 800° C up to 1500° C and for oxidation times ranging from a few …

Chongchong Tang received his Master's degree in metallurgical engineering from the
Northeastern University, China, in 2014. He is currently a PhD student in the IAM-AWP of the …

Coatings with thicknesses between a few microns and∼ 10 μm deposited on a Zircaloy-4
substrate have been studied with the objective to provide a significant reduction in the …

Materials for future nuclear energy systems must operate under more extreme conditions
than those in current Gen II or Gen III systems. These conditions include higher temperature …

Abstract Development of nuclear grade, iron-based wrought FeCrAl alloys has been initiated
for light water reactor (LWR) fuel cladding to serve as a substitute for zirconium-based alloys …

The isothermal oxidation behavior of the Cr-coated Zircaloy-4 at 1200° C in steam is
comprehensively investigated. Oxidation kinetics transition is observed when outward …

Abstract Zirconium-based (Zr-based) alloys have been widely used as materials for the key
components in light water reactors (LWRs), such as fuel claddings which suffer from …

Zirconium-based alloys have served the nuclear industry for several decades due to their
acceptable properties for nuclear cores of light water reactors (LWRs). However, severe …