THE OXIDATION AND CORROSION OF ZIRCONIUM AND ITS ALLOYSnPART X. HYDROGEN ABSORPTION DURING- OXIDATION IN STEAM AND AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS

摘要

Hydrogen generated by corrosion in steam or aqueous solutions is known to enter the corroding metal. The factors which influence this absorption and the manner in which it varies under different conditions remain to be established. In order to increase the amount of data available, hydrogen analyses were obtained on samples of ziroonium alloys which had been used in the H.A.R corrosion programme and on all specimens being used for a current study of the oxidation kinetics in steam. These data cast some light on the effects of time, temperature and alloying additions on the percentage of the hydrogen theoretically available from corrosion which is acquired by the underlying metal.