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http://dx.doi.org/10.3365/KJMM.2011.49.7.549

Effect of Vapor Deposition on the Interdiffusion Behavior between the Metallic Fuel and Clad Material  

Kim, Jun Hwan (Next Generation Fuel Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Lee, Byoung Oon (Next Generation Fuel Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Lee, Chan Bock (Next Generation Fuel Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Jee, Seung Hyun (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University)
Yoon, Young Soo (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University)
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Korean Journal of Metals and Materials / v.49, no.7, 2011 , pp. 549-556 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the performance of diffusion barriers in order to prevent fuel-cladding chemical interaction (FCCI) between the metallic fuels and the cladding materials, a potential hazard for nuclear fuel in sodium-cooled fast reactors. In order to prevent FCCI, Zr or V metal is deposited on the ferritic-martensitic stainless steel surface by physical vapor deposition with a thickness up to $5{\mu}m$. The diffusion couple tests using uranium alloy (U-10Zr) and a rare earth metal such as Ce-La alloy and Nd were performed at temperatures between 660~800$^{\circ}C$. Microstructural analysis using SEM was carried out over the coupled specimen. The results show that significant interdiffusion and an associated eutectic reaction ocurred in the specimen without a diffusion barrier. However, with the exception of the local dissolution of the Zr layer in the Ce-La alloy, the specimens deposited with Zr and V exhibited superior eutectic resistance to the uranium alloy and rare earth metal.
Keywords
metals; vapor deposition; diffusion; scamning electron microscopy; eutectic;
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