Zirconium-based alloys (Zr alloys) are key materials in the nuclear industry due to their
thermal stability, mechanical durability, and low thermal neutron cross section. However …

Piezoelectrics are materials that linearly deform in response to an applied electric field. As a
fundamental prerequisite, piezoelectric materials must have a noncentrosymmetric crystal …

As nuclear fuel cladding, Zr alloys have need for a good corrosion resistance. For decades,
several generations of Zr alloys with excellent corrosion resistance have been developed …

The development of oxide texture and microstructure formed on two zirconium alloys with
differing Sn contents (Zr–1Nb–1Sn–0.1 Fe, ie ZIRLO™ and Zr–1.0 Nb–0.1 Fe) has been …

Zr-Nb alloys are known to perform better in corrosion and hydrogen pick-up than other Zr
alloys but the mechanism by which this happens is not well understood. Atomistic …

Density functional theory (DFT) and autoclave corrosion tests in 360° C water were used to
investigate the influence of Sb, Sc, Nb and Sn on the corrosion and hydrogen pick-up (HPU) …

The oxidation behavior of zirconium alloy in high-temperature steam plays a dominant role
in the operation of nuclear reactors under accident conditions. The present work …

Nano-porosity development in thermally grown oxides plays a significant role in oxidation
kinetics as nanopores may provide pathways for oxidizing species. As an example, Zr alloys …

Radiation effects in materials often compound and accelerate other detrimental phenomena
such as embrittlement, oxidation and creep. However, irradiation can also decrease the …

In this paper, the research progress of zirconium (Zr) alloys is critically reviewed from the
aspects of application, development status, and degradation mechanism in a nuclear …