Selective atomic sieving across metal/oxide interface for super-oxidation resistance

S Li, L Yang, J Christudasjustus, NR Overman… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Surface passivation, a desirable natural consequence during initial oxidation of alloys, is the
foundation for functioning of corrosion and oxidation resistant alloys ranging from industrial …

[HTML][HTML] How irradiation promotes intergranular stress corrosion crack initiation

GS Was, CB Bahn, J Busby, B Cui, D Farkas… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Irradiation assisted stress-corrosion cracking (IASCC) is a form of intergranular stress
corrosion cracking that occurs in irradiated austenitic alloys. It requires an irradiated …

The structure dependence of grain boundary passivation of Alloy 690 in high temperature water

X Feng, S Zhang, P Liu, W Kuang - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
The oxidation behavior of grain boundaries (GBs) was investigated on Alloy 690 after
exposure to simulated pressurized water reactor primary water. The tendency to form …

Clarifying the mitigation effect of proton irradiation on the intergranular oxidation of 316L stainless steel in high temperature water

S Wang, S Zhang, J **e, X Feng, M Song, GS Was… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
The role of proton irradiation in the intergranular oxidation of 316L stainless steel after long-
term immersion in simulated PWR primary water was clarified by comparing the …

The intergranular oxidation behavior of low-angle grain boundary of alloy 600 in simulated pressurized water reactor primary water

X Feng, J **e, M Huang, W Kuang - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
The preferential intergranular oxidation (PIO) behavior of low-angle grain boundaries
(LAGBs) with misorientation angle θ ranging from 5.7 to 14.0° on alloy 600 were …

Effect of fretting wear regimes on stress corrosion cracking of Alloy 690TT in high-temperature pressurized water

WW Bian, YH Lu, XF Zhang, YM Han, F Wang, T Shoji - Corrosion Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Stress corrosion cracks initiation and propagation of Alloy 690TT under different fretting
regimes were investigated. The results indicated that mixed regime had the highest …

The effect of grain boundary structure on the intergranular degradation behavior of solution annealed alloy 690 in high temperature, hydrogenated water

W Kuang, GS Was - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
The environmental degradation of four different types of grain boundaries were investigated
on alloy 690 following slow strain rate tensile tests in 360° C hydrogenated water. Random …

Insights into the stress corrosion cracking resistance of a selective laser melted 304L stainless steel in high-temperature hydrogenated water

S Zhang, S Wang, X Feng, Z Ning, J Hou, W Kuang - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Selective laser melting (SLM) offers unprecedented advantages in manufacturing complex
components used in nuclear reactors, and thus has promising application in the nuclear …

A high-resolution characterization of irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking of proton-irradiated 316L stainless steel in simulated pressurized water reactor …

W Kuang, X Feng, D Du, M Song, M Wang, GS Was - Corrosion Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracks (IASCCs) from a proton-irradiated 316 L
stainless steel (2.5 dpa) after constant load test in simulated PWR primary water were …

Insights into stress corrosion cracking in scratched area of alloy 690TT steam generator tubes

B Wu, Y Zhang, F Meng, Z Zhang, Y Li, J Wang… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
To investigate the stress corrosion cracking behaviors and microscopic mechanism in a
scratched area of alloy 690TT, the microstructures of typical cracks are systematically …