| Abstract: | The uniform corrosion behavior of model FeCrAl alloys as well as commercial Zircaloy-4 as reference material were investigated in 360℃borated and lithiated water.The results reveal that FeCrAl alloys exhibited better corrosion resistance than Zircaloy-4.It is found that the oxide films formed on the FeCrAl alloys are composed of outer Fe3O4 layer,inner layer consisting of compact spinel layer and porous spinel layer,and transition layer containing Al-Cr-rich oxides and matrix enriched with Fe.The spinel oxides in the inner layer are FeFe2-x-y-zCrxAlyMozO4.The corrosion mechanism of FeCrAl alloys in high temperature water is discussed. |
