The Oxidation Behavior of Vanadium Alloys in Air at Elevated Temperature

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2001-01-11
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Vanadiumalloyisoneofthemostimportantcandidatestructuralmaterialsforafusionreactor.Itsmainadvantagesoverothercandidatesareitslowactivityfeatureandfeasiblepropertiesathightemperature.However,vanadiumiseasilyoxidizedathightemperaturetoformanon-protectivesurfacefilmofV2O5.Oxygenconcentrationwouldthusgethighandthepropertiesgetworseinnotonlythelossoftheductilitybutalsotheenhancedhydrogenembrittlementbytheoxidation.