The oxidation kinetics of depleted uranium and its low-alloy molybdenum alloys in moist air

T. Chmela; P. Krupička

doi:10.2478/kom-2019-0013

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The oxidation kinetics of depleted uranium and its low-alloy molybdenum alloys in moist air

Koroze a ochrana materiálu

Volume 63 (2019): Issue 3 (November 2019)

By: T. Chmela and P. Krupička

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|Dec 2019

Abstract

The oxidation kinetics of depleted uranium and its low-alloy molybdenum alloys (U-2wt.%Mo, U-5wt.%Mo) were measured in a moist air (75% relative humidity) at 60 and 75 ° C. Coefficients of reaction rate equations were determined for linear oxidation kinetics. In the oxidation of depleted uranium at 75 ° C, a change in reaction kinetics from linear to exponential behaviour was observed after about 2500 hours.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kom-2019-0013 | Journal eISSN: 1804-1213 | Journal ISSN: 0452-599X

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Language: English

Page range: 100 - 104

Published on: Dec 21, 2019

Published by: Association of Czech and Slovak Corrosion Engineers

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Volume 63 (2019): Issue 3 (November 2019)