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Micromechanical approach of the high temperature oxidation of zirconium: study of the Zr/ZrO2 interfacial epitaxy with Bollmann's method

Gilles BertrandI. SallesM. BerveillerH. SabarM. El MoudenTony Montesin

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ZirconiumChemistryOxidechemistry.chemical_elementMineralogyGeneral ChemistryOxide compositeCondensed Matter PhysicsEpitaxyThermal expansionMetalchemistry.chemical_compoundTransition metalvisual_artvisual_art.visual_art_mediumOxygen diffusionGeneral Materials ScienceComposite material

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The method of Bollmann has been used to determine the role of epitaxy in the formation of the mechanical stress field near the metal/oxide interface during the high temperature oxidation of zirconium. The strains due to epitaxy combine with those due to both oxygen diffusion in metal and thermal expansion of the metal/oxide composite in a model based on a micromechanical formalism. The calculated values are compared to experimental results and the applicability of Bollmann's method to this problem is discussed.

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-2738(97)00294-4