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Observations of temperature stability of γ-zirconium hydride by high-resolution neutron powder diffraction

Wang, Zhiyang ; Steuwer, Axel ; Liu, Nanxi ; Maimaitiyili, Tuerdi LU ; Avdeev, Maxim ; Blomqvist, Jakob ; Bjerkén, Christina LU ; Curfs, Caroline ; Kimpton, Justin A. and Daniels, John E. (2015) In Journal of Alloys and Compounds 661. p.55-61
Abstract
The phase evolution in a zirconium–50 deuterium (Zr–50D, at.%) alloy system during thermal cycling has been investigated using in situ high-resolution neutron powder diffraction. The results showed that the peritectoid reaction α-Zr + δ-ZrD → γ-ZrD previously suggested to occur at high temperatures does not take place in the system. Slow cooling, from high temperatures (≥520 K) to room temperature at a rate of 5 K min–1, promoted the γ-hydride formation rather than fast cooling as reported earlier. In contrast to the observation that the δ-hydride present in the system remained at temperatures up to 740 K, the produced γ phase transformed to δ-hydride in the temperature range of 370 K to 559 K, with the transformation completing at... (More)
The phase evolution in a zirconium–50 deuterium (Zr–50D, at.%) alloy system during thermal cycling has been investigated using in situ high-resolution neutron powder diffraction. The results showed that the peritectoid reaction α-Zr + δ-ZrD → γ-ZrD previously suggested to occur at high temperatures does not take place in the system. Slow cooling, from high temperatures (≥520 K) to room temperature at a rate of 5 K min–1, promoted the γ-hydride formation rather than fast cooling as reported earlier. In contrast to the observation that the δ-hydride present in the system remained at temperatures up to 740 K, the produced γ phase transformed to δ-hydride in the temperature range of 370 K to 559 K, with the transformation completing at approximately 559 K. It is confirmed that the formation of the γ-hydride was reproducible with slow cooling, and a diffusion-controlled sluggish δ-to γ-hydride transformation is suggested to be responsible for the favorable development of γ-hydride during slow cooling. (Less)
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Metal hydrides, Phase transitions, Neutron diffraction, Zirconium hydride, Zirconium, Nuclear materials
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Journal of Alloys and Compounds
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661
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55 - 61
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Elsevier
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0925-8388
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10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.11.187
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English
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  abstract     = {{The phase evolution in a zirconium–50 deuterium (Zr–50D, at.%) alloy system during thermal cycling has been investigated using in situ high-resolution neutron powder diffraction. The results showed that the peritectoid reaction α-Zr + δ-ZrD → γ-ZrD previously suggested to occur at high temperatures does not take place in the system. Slow cooling, from high temperatures (≥520 K) to room temperature at a rate of 5 K min–1, promoted the γ-hydride formation rather than fast cooling as reported earlier. In contrast to the observation that the δ-hydride present in the system remained at temperatures up to 740 K, the produced γ phase transformed to δ-hydride in the temperature range of 370 K to 559 K, with the transformation completing at approximately 559 K. It is confirmed that the formation of the γ-hydride was reproducible with slow cooling, and a diffusion-controlled sluggish δ-to γ-hydride transformation is suggested to be responsible for the favorable development of γ-hydride during slow cooling.}},
  author       = {{Wang, Zhiyang and Steuwer, Axel and Liu, Nanxi and Maimaitiyili, Tuerdi and Avdeev, Maxim and Blomqvist, Jakob and Bjerkén, Christina and Curfs, Caroline and Kimpton, Justin A. and Daniels, John E.}},
  issn         = {{0925-8388}},
  keywords     = {{Metal hydrides; Phase transitions; Neutron diffraction; Zirconium hydride; Zirconium; Nuclear materials}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{55--61}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of Alloys and Compounds}},
  title        = {{Observations of temperature stability of γ-zirconium hydride by high-resolution neutron powder diffraction}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.11.187}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.11.187}},
  volume       = {{661}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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