Effects of anodization conditions on subsequent hydride corrosion of uranium metal

被引：1

作者：

Campbell, Keri ^{[1
]}

Pital, Aaron ^{[1
]}

Droessler, Janelle ^{[2
]}

Chlistunoff, Jerzy ^{[2
]}

Kelly, Dan ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Chem Div, Chem Diagnost & Engn, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA

[2] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Mat Phys & Applicat Div, Mat Synth & Integrated Devices, Los Alamos, NM USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY | 2023年 / 332卷 / 03期

关键词：

Uranium hydride; Uranium oxide; Uranium metal; Anodization; GROWTH; NUCLEATION; INITIATION; ALUMINUM;

D O I：

10.1007/s10967-023-08774-y

中图分类号：

O65 [分析化学];

学科分类号：

070302 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Electrochemical and electrolyte conditions are explored for galvanostatic and potentiostatic anodization of uranium metal for the purpose of imparting resistance to hydride corrosion. Sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and boric acid mixtures are studied as potential anodization media. It is found that anodization delays the bulk hydride corrosion of uranium in all cases studied by between 1.3 and 3.1 times an unanodized baseline. The most robust extension is found to exist for potentiostatic anodization in concentrated sulfuric acid. These conditions are further found to produce a more uniform hydride corrosion morphology compared to nitric acid or electrolytes with boric acid added.

引用

页码：809 / 815

页数：7

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