Research Status of Corrosion Behavior for Uranium in Vapor Environment
QIN Jianwei1, LUO Lizhu1, SHUAI Maobing2
1 Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621700; 2 Institute of Material Science, Chinese Academic of Engineering and Physics, Mianyang 621700
Abstract: Uranium is one of the most important nuclear material, which have been widely used in defense industry and energy engineering. However, its properties could be decreased due to the reaction with minor vapor existed in the environment during stockpile, which stems from the high chemical reactivity of uranium. A lot of researches are developed in order to recognize the reaction process between uranium and water. The main points of these reactions are reviewed in this paper, including the corrosion pro-ducts, corrosion kinetics and corrosion mechanisms. The future research areas are proposed based on the defect structures in uranium oxide, microstructure of the uranium metal and the inhibition mechanism by oxygen.
秦建伟, 罗丽珠, 帅茂兵. 金属铀的水蒸气腐蚀行为研究现状*[J]. 《材料导报》期刊社, 2017, 31(13): 17-24.
QIN Jianwei, LUO Lizhu, SHUAI Maobing. Research Status of Corrosion Behavior for Uranium in Vapor Environment. Materials Reports, 2017, 31(13): 17-24.
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