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Heat Induced Surface Modifications Affecting Initial Hydriding Kinetics in Uranium

  • J. Bloch
  • , E. Swissa
  • , M. H. Mintz

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Abstract

The effects of the annealing temperature on the initial hydriding kinetics of Cr-alloyed uranium was studied in this work and correlated with heat induced surface processes. Characterization of the surface passivation layer following annealing at different temperatures was performed by surface analysis techniques. It was found that two principal surface processes are affecting the initial kinetic features. One is the outgassing and the other is the segregation / diffusion of oxygen. The effects of these two processes were separated by measuring the time needed to complete 1% of the total hydriding reaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1193-1198
Number of pages6
JournalZeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie
Volume164
Issue numberPart_2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1989

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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