Hydrothermal corrosion of silicon carbide joints without radiation

Autor: Yutai Katoh, Tatsuya Hinoki, Young-Jin Kim, Kurt A. Terrani, James O. Kiggans, Takaaki Koyanagi
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 481:226-233
ISSN: 0022-3115
Popis: Hydrothermal corrosion of four types of the silicon carbide (SiC) to SiC plate joints were investigated under pressurized water reactor and boiling water reactor relevant chemical conditions without irradiation. The joints were formed by metal diffusion bonding using molybdenum or titanium interlayer, reaction sintering using Ti–Si–C system, and SiC nanopowder sintering. Most of the joints withstood the corrosion tests for five weeks. The recession of the SiC substrates was limited. Based on the recession of the bonding layers, it was concluded that all the joints except for the molybdenum diffusion bond are promising under the reducing environments without radiation. The SiC nanopowder sintered joint was the most corrosion tolerant under the oxidizing environment among the four joints.
Databáze: OpenAIRE