Abstract
Atom probe tomography has been used to study for the first time the metal-oxide interface region in Zircaloy-2. Segregation of Fe and Ni to both deformation-induced sub-grain boundaries in the metal and planar features in the oxide has been found. Apparently, the oxide inherits the chemistry of the sub-grain boundaries as the material oxidizes, which may have implications for the waterside corrosion kinetics of the alloy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 10-12 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Corrosion Science |
| Volume | 65 |
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| State | Published - Dec 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
The Swedish Research Council, Sandvik Materials Technology, Vattenfall, Westinghouse and EPRI are gratefully acknowledged for their financial support.