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TY - JOUR
T1 - Hydrogen solubility in zirconium intermetallic second phase particles
AU - Burr, P. A.
AU - Murphy, S. T.
AU - Lumley, S. C.
AU - Wenman, M. R.
AU - Grimes, R. W.
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - The enthalpies of solution of H in Zr binary intermetallic compounds formed with Cu, Cr, Fe, Mo, Ni, Nb, Sn and V were calculated by means of density functional theory simulations and compared to that of H in alpha-Zr. It is predicted that all Zr-rich phases (formed with Cu, Fe, Ni and Sn), and those phases formed with Nb and V. offer lower energy, more stable sites for H than alpha-Zr. Conversely, Mo and Cr containing phases do not provide preferential solution sites for H. In all cases the most stable site for H are those that offer the highest coordination fraction of Zr atoms. Often these are four Zr tetrahedra but not always. Implications with respect to H-trapping properties of commonly observed ternary phases such as Zr(Cr,Fe)(2). Zr-2(Fe,Ni) and Zr(Nb,Fe)(2) are also discussed. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - The enthalpies of solution of H in Zr binary intermetallic compounds formed with Cu, Cr, Fe, Mo, Ni, Nb, Sn and V were calculated by means of density functional theory simulations and compared to that of H in alpha-Zr. It is predicted that all Zr-rich phases (formed with Cu, Fe, Ni and Sn), and those phases formed with Nb and V. offer lower energy, more stable sites for H than alpha-Zr. Conversely, Mo and Cr containing phases do not provide preferential solution sites for H. In all cases the most stable site for H are those that offer the highest coordination fraction of Zr atoms. Often these are four Zr tetrahedra but not always. Implications with respect to H-trapping properties of commonly observed ternary phases such as Zr(Cr,Fe)(2). Zr-2(Fe,Ni) and Zr(Nb,Fe)(2) are also discussed. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KW - TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY
KW - ZIRCALOY-4 ALLOYS
KW - LAVES PHASE
KW - ZR
KW - SYSTEM
KW - STABILITY
KW - IRRADIATION
KW - CORROSION
KW - NI
KW - MICROSTRUCTURE
U2 - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.07.060
DO - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.07.060
M3 - Journal article
VL - 443
SP - 502
EP - 506
JO - Journal of Nuclear Materials
JF - Journal of Nuclear Materials
SN - 0022-3115
IS - 1-3
ER -