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en Copyright 2016 Weicheng Zhong Cladding FeCrAl Heuser, Brent J. Zhong, Weicheng 2016-07-07T19:58:05Z 2016-07-07T19:58:05Z 2016-04-29 2016-05 Iron-Chromium-Aluminum (FeCrAl) thin films have been deposited on Zircaloy-2 (Zry2) and yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) by magnetron sputtering, and they have been tested with respect to the oxidation weight gain in high temperature steam. In 700C steam environment, the FeCrAl-coated Zry2 samples have significantly reduced the oxidation rate, compared to the uncoated Zry2. Alumina was promoted for FeCrAl with high Al composition, and a parabolic alumina growth rate under 700_C steam exposure was quantified by AES depth profile. Zirconia formation was inhibited by the FeCrAl coating. A thicker film proved to be more protective, and delayed zirconia formation for a longer time. In 1100C steam environment, a complete film loss was observed due to the low eutectic temperature (950C) of the Fe-Zr binary system. Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2016-07-07 without embargo terms The student, Weicheng Zhong, accepted the attached license on 2016-04-26 at 09:51. The student, Weicheng Zhong, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2016-04-26 at 10:10. This Thesis was approved for publication on 2016-04-29 at 10:34. DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #9496 on 2016-07-07 at 13:33:16 Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-07T19:58:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 ZHONG-THESIS-2016.pdf: 39396608 bytes, checksum: a492e6aeaa0a6e764586be8eda73236c (MD5) LICENSE.txt: 4211 bytes, checksum: 1a97b7e052423f921fae4c7accc55485 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-29 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2142/90654 Zircaloy coating oxidation Characterization of Iron-Chromium-Aluminum surface coated Zircaloy-2 under high temperature steam text text Nuclear, Plasma, & Rad Engr Nuclear, Plasma, Radiolgc Engr University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Thesis M.S.