In-situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements of zirconium alloy oxide conductivity: Relationship to hydrogen pickup

Adrien Couet; Arthur Thompson Motta; Antoine Ambard; Didier Livigni

doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2016.12.008

In-situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements of zirconium alloy oxide conductivity: Relationship to hydrogen pickup

Adrien Couet, Arthur Thompson Motta, Antoine Ambard, Didier Livigni

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Abstract

Hydrogen pickup during nuclear fuel cladding corrosion is a critical life-limiting degradation mechanism for nuclear fuel. Following a program dedicated to zirconium alloys, corrosion, it has been hypothesized that oxide electronic resistivity determines hydrogen pickup. In-situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy experiments were performed on Zircaloy-4 and Zr-2.5Nb alloys in 360 °C water. The oxide resistivity was measured as function of time. The results show that as the oxide resistivity increases so does the hydrogen pickup fraction. The resistivity of the oxide layer formed on Zircaloy-4 is higher than on Zr-2.5Nb, resulting in a higher hydrogen pickup fraction of Zircaloy-4, compared to Zr-2.5Nb.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-13
Number of pages	13
Journal	Corrosion Science
Volume	119
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2016.12.008
State	Published - May 1 2017

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General Materials Science

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