Analysis of failed nuclear plant components

Argonne National Laboratory has conducted analyses of failed components from nuclear power- gener-ating stations since 1974. The considerations involved in working with and analyzing radioactive compo-nents are reviewed here, and the decontamination of these components is discussed. Analyses of four failed components from nuclear plants are then described to illustrate the kinds of failures seen in serv-ice. The failures discussed are (1) intergranular stress- corrosion cracking of core spray injection piping in a boiling water reactor, (2) failure of canopy seal welds in adapter tube assemblies in the control rod drive head of a pressurized water reactor, (3) thermal fatigue of a recirculation pump shaft in a boiling water reactor, and (4) failure of pump seal wear rings by nickel leaching in a boiling water reactor. Work supported by Commonwealth Edison Company under ACK 85026.     

酸性气氛下钢筋混凝土结构腐蚀行为及其机理

对工业酸性气氛环境下经过10年使用的工厂钢筋混凝土采样,用EDS、XRD和SEM,以及力学性能测试等手段观测了钢筋的腐蚀产物成分和基体成分、混凝土的主要化学组成、微观形貌结构及钢筋的力学性能;另外,还定量分析了钢筋混凝土所处的大气环境中主要腐蚀性气体的含量进行了定量分析.结果表明,含S的酸性气体在箍筋表面的吸附与沉积是钢筋混凝土遭受破坏的主要原因,钢筋腐蚀的发生与C l-诱发的点蚀不同;大量酸性含S及CO2的气体导致混凝土的水泥水化产物和其微观结构发生了变化,特别是含S气体的存在对钢筋混凝土的中性化起重要作用.     

军用器材新型封存材料应用研究

阐述了研究开发新型封存材料在军用器材封存中的意义和作用,介绍了国内外封存材料的发展现状,详细论述了新型封存材料的作用机理、性能特点,指出了其适用范围及其在军用器材物流中的应用前景.     

L12型Al3Sc基金属间化合物有序化行为和力学性能的第一性原理计算

本文采用亚晶格模型,辅助以第一性原理总能计算,研究了L1₂型Al₃Sc基金属间化合物中元素的占位有序化行为和力学性能。结果表明：Al₃Sc合金呈现完全有序化,其中Al占据3c亚晶格位置,Sc占据1a亚晶格位置；L1₂-Al₃(Sc_0.75M_0.25)金属间化合物(M=Y、Ti、Zr和Hf)也呈现完全有序化,第三组元M均只占据1a亚晶格位置,这些元素的占位行为均不受温度的影响。L1₂-Al₃(Sc_0.75M_0.25)金属间化合物均满足力学稳定性条件。M为Y时,L1₂-Al₃(Sc_0.75M_0.25)金属间化合物的剪切模量、体弹模量和杨氏模量和硬度下降；M为Ti、Zr或Hf时,随着原子半径增大,剪切模量、体弹模量、杨氏模量和硬度逐渐降低,其中Ti的加入可使L1₂-Al₃(Sc_0.75M_0.25)金属间化合物的塑性和韧性达到最好。     

AZ91D镁合金手汗腐蚀机理研究Ⅲ乳酸对AZ91D镁合金的腐蚀机制

通过电化学阻抗(EIS)和动电位极化曲线等方法研究了镁合金在乳酸和含有Cl^-的溶液中的电化学特性，发现镁合金腐蚀过程受到电极电位E、以β相为中心向外扩展的表面氧化膜的覆盖面积θ和MgH2的浓度Cm 3个表面状态变量的控制，在腐蚀过程中，β相表面氧化膜向四周扩展，覆盖了邻近很小范围的α相晶粒，从而使部分α相晶粒不受腐蚀．最后通过理论推导建立了一个新的镁合金腐蚀理论模型，并利用EIS实验证实了模型的可靠性。     

微等离子体氧化陶瓷膜对钛合金接触腐蚀的影响

在铝酸钠溶液中，利用微等离子体氧化技术，在TC4钛合金表面原位生长复合氧化物陶瓷膜，研究了陶瓷膜的相组成、形貌和陶瓷膜对钛合金接触腐蚀的影响。陶瓷膜由Al2TiO5，α-Al2O3和RutileTiO2构成；整个膜层由致密层和疏松层组成。陶瓷膜层改善了钛合金与LY12铝合金和H62黄铜的接触腐蚀，陶瓷膜层使得钛合金与LY12铝合金电偶对的电偶电流降低为原来的1／7，使得钛合金与H62黄铜的电偶电流降低为原来的1／2。     

Electrochemical behavior of YAG laser-welded NiTi shape memory alloy

Electrochemical behaviors of laser-welded Ti-50.6%Ni（mole fraction） shape memory alloy and the base metal in 0.9% NaCl solution were investigated by electrochemical techniques as corrosion potential measurement, linear and potentiodynamic polarization. The results indicate that the laser-welded NiTi alloy is less susceptible to pitting and crevice corrosion than the base metal, which is demonstrated by the increase in polarization resistance（Rp） and pitting potential（φpit） and decrease in corrosion current density（Jcorr） and mean difference between φpit and φprot values. It is confirmed by scanning electron microscope micrographs that pits could be observed on the surface of base metal but not on the surface of laser-welded alloy after potentiodynamic tests. An improvement of corrosion resistance of laser-welded NiTi alloy could be attributed to almost complete dissolution of inclusions upon laser welding.     

海洋大气环境下TC4钛合金与316L不锈钢铆接件腐蚀行为研究

研究了TC4-316L异种金属铆接件在模拟海洋大气环境条件下的腐蚀行为。利用失重法、X射线光电子能谱分析(XPS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、激光共聚焦显微镜等方法分析了试样的腐蚀动力学、锈层成分、腐蚀形貌。结果表明,TC4-316L铆接件在周期浸润实验1200 h后,316L不锈钢发生了腐蚀,而TC4钛合金并没有明显的腐蚀现象;316L不锈钢腐蚀产物包含FeOOH,Fe3O4和Fe2O3,而TC4钛合金表面主要为TiO2和Ti2O3等钛的氧化物组成的氧化膜。与单件316L不锈钢相比,由于电偶腐蚀与缝隙腐蚀的共同作用,TC4-316L铆接件中的316L不锈钢腐蚀加速。     

镍基惰性阳极的耐腐蚀性研究(下)

探讨Ni0—NiFe204基金属陶瓷惰性阳极在冰晶石——氧化铝熔体中的腐蚀行为，通过实验作出电解质分子比、电流密度及氧化铝浓度与腐蚀速率的关系曲线。针对该镍基惰性阳极，找出了该惰性阳极材料腐蚀速率较小时对应分子比，电流密度及氧化铝浓度等电解过程控制的较佳条件。     

Studies on the hot corrosion of a nickel-base superalloy,Udimet 700

The hot corrosion of a nickel-base superalloy, Udimet 700, has been studied in the temperature range 900–950°C. The effect of the amount of Na ₂SO₄ on the corrosion kinetics was determined. Large weight gains and severe corrosion were associated with two different modes of degradation: (1) formation of large, interconnected sulfides beneath the external scale, and (2) formation of a Na₂MoO₄-MoO₃ melt. The corrosion due to formation of the Na₂MoO₄-MoO₃ melt occurred for all the salt-coating thicknesses, whereas, large sulfides were formed only for the heavier coatings of Na₂SO₄. The formation of Na₂MoO₄-MoO₃ melt required an induction period, and the length of the induction period was observed to be a function of the amount of Na₂SO₄ and of temperature.Work funded under NASA Grant NCC 3-43.