Experimental Study on Microstructure and Wetting Properties of N36 Zirconium Alloy Oxide Layer

Zhong Lei; Chen Deqi; Yu Hongxing; Liu Hanzhou; Chen Mingjing; Deng Jian; Ding Shuhua; Wu Dan

doi:10.13832/j.jnpe.2023.01.0037

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Zhong Lei, Chen Deqi, Yu Hongxing, Liu Hanzhou, Chen Mingjing, Deng Jian, Ding Shuhua, Wu Dan. Experimental Study on Microstructure and Wetting Properties of N36 Zirconium Alloy Oxide Layer[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2023, 44(1): 37-44. doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2023.01.0037

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Zhong Lei, Chen Deqi, Yu Hongxing, Liu Hanzhou, Chen Mingjing, Deng Jian, Ding Shuhua, Wu Dan. Experimental Study on Microstructure and Wetting Properties of N36 Zirconium Alloy Oxide Layer[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2023, 44(1): 37-44. doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2023.01.0037

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Zhong Lei, Chen Deqi, Yu Hongxing, Liu Hanzhou, Chen Mingjing, Deng Jian, Ding Shuhua, Wu Dan. Experimental Study on Microstructure and Wetting Properties of N36 Zirconium Alloy Oxide Layer[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2023, 44(1): 37-44. doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2023.01.0037

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Experimental Study on Microstructure and Wetting Properties of N36 Zirconium Alloy Oxide Layer

doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2023.01.0037

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Science and Technology on Reactor System Design Technology Laboratory, Nuclear Power Insititute of China, Chengdu, 610213, China
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Key Laboratory of Low-grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, Chongqing University, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, 400044, China

Received Date: 2022-02-23
Rev Recd Date: 2022-03-28
Publish Date: 2023-02-15

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Abstract

The microstructure and surface wetting properties of domestic N36 zirconium alloy cladding under atmospheric pressure at 600℃, 700℃ and 800℃ are studied. The N36 sample is oxidized, and the oxide layer thickness and surface contact angle are measured. The surface microstructure of the sample is observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The type and content distribution of elements are obtained by local scanning of the sample surface by energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). The effects of oxidation temperature and oxidation time on the surface wetting properties of N36 zirconium alloy are analyzed. The results show that the surface wetting properties of the oxidized sample is enhanced, and the size, depth and internal structure of the surface crack of the oxide layer will affect the surface wetting properties. With the increase of oxidation temperature, the crack size tends to increase. At the same oxidation temperature, the size and number of surface cracks increase with the increase of oxidation time. The study of this paper is helpful to further understand the microscopic characteristics of surface oxidation of N36 zirconium alloy cladding materials.
- N36 zirconium alloy,
- Oxide layer,
- Surface microstructure,
- Surface wetting properties

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