Compatibility of Zr2AlC MAX phase-based ceramics with oxygen-poor, static liquid lead-bismuth eutectic

Bensu Tunca, Thomas Lapauw, Carolien Callaert, Joke Hadermann, Rémi Delville, El'ad N. Caspi, Martin Dahlqvist, Johanna Rosen, Amalraj Marshal, Konda G. Pradeep, Jochen M. Schneider, Jozef Vleugels, Konstantza Lambrinou

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    Abstract

    This work investigates the compatibility of Zr2AlC MAX phase-based ceramics with liquid LBE, and proposes a mechanism to explain the observed local Zr2AlC/LBE interaction. The ceramics were exposed to oxygen-poor (CO  2.210-10 mass%), static liquid LBE at 500°C for 1000 h. A new Zr2(Al,Bi,Pb)C MAX phase solid solution formed in-situ in the LBE-affected Zr2AlC grains. Out-of-plane ordering was favorable in the new solid solution, whereby A-layers with high and low-Bi/Pb contents alternated in the crystal structure, in agreement with first-principles calculations. Bulk Zr2(Al,Bi,Pb)C was synthesized by reactive hot pressing to study the crystal structure of the solid solution by neutron diffraction.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number108704
    Pages (from-to)1-19
    Number of pages19
    JournalCorrosion Science
    Volume171
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 15 Jul 2020

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