Stress Concentration in the Bulk Cr2O3: Effects of Temperature and Point Defects

Modeling the growth and failure of passive oxide films formed on stainless steels is of general interest for the use of stainless steel as structural material and of special interest in the context of life time extension of light water reactors in nuclear power plants. Using the DFT+U approach, a th...

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Main Authors: Mazharul M. Islam, Thierry Couvant, Philippe Marcus, Boubakar Diawara
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7039436
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description Modeling the growth and failure of passive oxide films formed on stainless steels is of general interest for the use of stainless steel as structural material and of special interest in the context of life time extension of light water reactors in nuclear power plants. Using the DFT+U approach, a theoretical investigation on the resistance to failure of the chromium-rich inner oxide layer formed at the surface of chromium-containing austenitic alloys (stainless steel and nickel based alloys) has been performed. The investigations were done for periodic bulk models. The data at the atomic scale were extrapolated by using the Universal Binding Energy Relationships (UBERs) model in order to estimate the mechanical behavior of a 10 μm thick oxide scale. The calculated stress values are in good agreement with experiments. Tensile stress for the bulk chromia was observed. The effects of temperature and structural defects on cracking were investigated. The possibility of cracking intensifies at high temperature compared to 0 K investigations. Higher susceptibility to cracking was observed in presence of defects compared to nondefective oxide, in agreement with experimental observation.
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spelling doaj-art-1f85cc44ad6b47d2852dc1faaca2b2352025-02-03T01:23:59ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712017-01-01201710.1155/2017/70394367039436Stress Concentration in the Bulk Cr2O3: Effects of Temperature and Point DefectsMazharul M. Islam0Thierry Couvant1Philippe Marcus2Boubakar Diawara3Chimie ParisTech, PSL Research University, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris (IRCP), 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, FranceEDF R&D, Centre des Renardières, route de Sens, 77818 Moret-sur-Loing, FranceChimie ParisTech, PSL Research University, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris (IRCP), 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, FranceChimie ParisTech, PSL Research University, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris (IRCP), 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, FranceModeling the growth and failure of passive oxide films formed on stainless steels is of general interest for the use of stainless steel as structural material and of special interest in the context of life time extension of light water reactors in nuclear power plants. Using the DFT+U approach, a theoretical investigation on the resistance to failure of the chromium-rich inner oxide layer formed at the surface of chromium-containing austenitic alloys (stainless steel and nickel based alloys) has been performed. The investigations were done for periodic bulk models. The data at the atomic scale were extrapolated by using the Universal Binding Energy Relationships (UBERs) model in order to estimate the mechanical behavior of a 10 μm thick oxide scale. The calculated stress values are in good agreement with experiments. Tensile stress for the bulk chromia was observed. The effects of temperature and structural defects on cracking were investigated. The possibility of cracking intensifies at high temperature compared to 0 K investigations. Higher susceptibility to cracking was observed in presence of defects compared to nondefective oxide, in agreement with experimental observation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7039436
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Stress Concentration in the Bulk Cr2O3: Effects of Temperature and Point Defects
Journal of Chemistry
title Stress Concentration in the Bulk Cr2O3: Effects of Temperature and Point Defects
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title_short Stress Concentration in the Bulk Cr2O3: Effects of Temperature and Point Defects
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url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7039436
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