Stability of ZrCo and ZrNi to heat cycles in hydrogen atmosphere

Kuniaki Watanabe*, Masanori Hara, Masao Matsuyama, Isao Kanesaka, Toshiki Kabutomori

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Abstract

The stability of ZrNi and ZrCo to heat cycles in hydrogen atmosphere was studied through changes in absorption desorption characteristics and in crystallographic structures ZrCo easily lost its absorption- desorption capacity of hydrogen below 30 heat cycles between room temperature and a given temperature in a range of 400 approx.600 °C. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that ZrCoH3 initially formed decomposed to ZrH2 + ZrCo2. On the other hand, ZrNi was more durable than ZrCo to the similar heat cycles. But, it was found that the absorption-desorption characteristics was degraded by heat cycles over 500. The X-ray analysis showed that ZrNi also disproportionated to ZrH2 and ZrNi3. The difference in the stabilities between the two materials appears to be due to the difference in crystallographic nature upon formation of the respective hydrides.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1437-1442
Number of pages6
JournalFusion Technology
Volume28
Issue number3 pt 2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995
EventProceedings of the 5th Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology in Fission, Fusion, and Isotopic Applications. Part 1 (of 2) - Belgirate, Italy
Duration: 1995/05/281995/06/03

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  • General Engineering

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