Corrosion product identification and relative rates of corrosion of candidate metals in an irradiated air-steam environment [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Las Vegas, Nev. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, 1989.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description:
- Pages: (16 pages) : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy. Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Free-to-read Unrestricted online access
- Summary:
- Previously reported work by others indicates that dicopper trihydroxide nitrate, Cu₂NO₃(OH)₃, forms on copper and copper alloys subjected to irradiated moist air near room temperature. We have performed experiments over a range of temperature and humidity, and have found that this species is formed at temperatures up to at least 150°C if low to intermediate relative humidities are present. At 150°C and 100% relative humidity, only Cu₂O and CuO were observed. The relative general corrosion rates of the copper materials tested in 1-month experiments at dose rates of 0.7 and 2.0 kGy/h were Cu > 70/30 Cu--Ni > Al-bronze. High-nickel alloy 825 showed no observable corrosion. 29 refs., 4 tabs.
- Report Numbers:
- E 1.99:ucrl-102597
E 1.99: conf-891129--3
conf-891129--3
ucrl-102597 - Subject(s):
- Other Subject(s):
- Copper Alloys
- Corrosion
- Copper Base Alloys
- Air
- Copper Nitrates
- Copper Oxides
- Corrosion Products
- Humidity
- Irradiation
- Oxidation
- Radioactive Waste Disposal
- Alloys
- Chalcogenides
- Chemical Reactions
- Copper Compounds
- Fluids
- Gases
- Management
- Nitrates
- Nitrogen Compounds
- Oxides
- Oxygen Compounds
- Transition Element Compounds
- Waste Disposal
- Waste Management
- Note:
- Published through SciTech Connect.
11/03/1989.
"ucrl-102597"
" conf-891129--3"
"DE90011464"
Scientific basis for nuclear waste management, Boston, MA (USA), 27-30 Nov 1989.
Reed, D.T.; Van Konynenburg, R.A.; Tani, B.S.; Swayambunathan, V. - Funding Information:
- W-7405-ENG-48
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