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Auger Electron Analysis of Oxides Grown on a Dilute Zirconium/Nickel Alloy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

R. A. Ploc ,
R. D. Davidson  and
J. A. Roy
R. A. Ploc
Affiliation:
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, K0J 1J0 Canada
R. D. Davidson
Affiliation:
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, K0J 1J0 Canada
J. A. Roy
Affiliation:
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, K0J 1J0 Canada
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Abstract

Auger electron analysis of oxides grown at 573 K in dried oxygen on the matrix and on precipitates in a 0.5 wt% Ni in zirconium alloy, is part of a larger program to study the effect of second phase particles on the oxidation and hydriding behaviour of Zircaloy-2. The alloy consisted of a zirconium matrix containing randomly distributed Zr2Ni precipitates of up to 10 μM in diameter. Oxidation simultaneously proceeded about the whole periphery of the precipitate and after approximately 50 days exposure was completely oxidized and of nearly uniform composition. The chemical structure of the oxides grown on the matrix and on the free and internal surfaces of the precipitate were determined as a function of depth in the oxide film.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 48: Symposium E – Applied Materials Characterization , 1985 , 169
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1985

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