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Chemical and environmental stability of monazite-cheralite solid solutions Ln 1-2 x Ca x Th x PO 4 (Ln = Pr, Nd; x = 0–0.15): A thermodynamic study

Monazite-cheralite ceramics are a promising waste form for actinides. To elucidate the long-term behavior of this matrix in aqueous solutions, this study measured thermodynamic data for Th-rhabdophanes Ln 1-2 x Ca x Th x PO 4 ·nH 2 O (with Ln = Pr, Nd; x = 0–0.15) and the associated anhydrous monazite-cheralites Ln 1-2 x Ca x Th x PO 4 . Further, solubility experiments at 298K and high temperature oxide melt solution calorimetry were combined for calculation of ΔG$^°_f$, ΔH$^°_f$ and S$^°_m$ of Th-rhabdophanes and associated monazite-cheralites. Standard solubility constants were employed in a geochemical simulation using the PHREEQC software, the results of which confirmed the high chemical stability of the monazite-cheralite phases and supported their use as a specific conditioning matrix for the long-term immobilization of actinides.

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The origin of passivity in aluminum-manganese solid solutions

In this work, the effects of manganese on the aqueous corrosion of aluminum-manganese alloys were investigated by experiments and atomistic simulations. Electrochemical measurements, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and atom probe tomography analysis indicate that manganese addition enhanced the corrosion resistance of aluminum without participating in the surface oxidation. Furthermore, the selective dissolution of manganese was believed to increase the free volume at the metal/oxide interface to facilitate the formation of a denser, thinner oxide layer with closer to stoichiometry composition. Atomistic simulations showed that the oxide layer compactness increased, and defect density decreased with increasing free volume content in Al, resulting in enhanced barrier characteristics.

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Hydrogen embrittlement in compositionally complex FeNiCoCrMn FCC solid solution alloy

The influence of internal hydrogen on the tensile properties of an equi-molar FeNiCoCrMn alloy results in a significant reduction of ductility, which is accompanied by a change in the fracture mode from ductile microvoid coalescence to intergranular failure. The introduction of 146.9 mass ppm of hydrogen reduced the plastic strain to failure from 0.67 in the uncharged case to 0.34 and 0.51 in hydrogen-charged specimens. This reduction in ductility and the transition in failure mode are clear indications that this alloy exhibits the classic signs of being susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement. The results are discussed in terms of the hydrogen-enhanced plasticity mechanism and its influence on hydrogen-induced intergranular failure. Furthermore, a new additional constraint that further promotes intergranular failure is introduced for the first time.

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Temperature effects on damage evolution in ion-irradiated NiCoCr concentrated solid-solution alloy

In this work, the damage evolution in equiatomic NiCoCr single crystals irradiated at 138 and 500 K with 1.5 MeV Ni+ ions has been investigated using ion channeling analysis and compared with previous results obtained at 300 K under identical irradiation conditions. As expected, irradiation temperature has a major influence on damage evolution and long-range effects in ion-irradiated NiCoCr. A change in relative irradiation resistance as a function of temperature is revealed when the ion channeling data are compared with previous ion channeling results from Ni-irradiated NiFe at 150, 300 and 500 K. Additionally, NiCoCr has superior irradiation resistance than NiFe under ion irradiation at ≤ 300 K; surprisingly, the relative irradiation resistance is reversed under ion irradiation performed at > 300 K (i.e., 500 K), which may be attributed to local chemical ordering. These observations indicate that the NiFe alloy exhibits a more favorable chemical environment for suppressing deleterious microstructural degradation under high temperature irradiation than the NiCoCr alloy.

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